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VENTILATORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provided with ventilation or involving pulmonary ventilation
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
ventilation (the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air)
Derivation:
ventilate (furnish with an opening to allow air to circulate or gas to escape)