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gular pumping

gular pumping noun: a method of ventilation used in respiration accomplished by expanding and contracting the entire throat in a rhythmic manner that is externally apparent.

Noun

gular pumping (uncountable)

  1. A method of ventilation used in respiration accomplished by expanding and contracting the entire throat in a rhythmic manner that is externally apparent.
    • Gular pumping also is increased significantly in response to airborne beef odor as compared to control (distilled water) odor (Weldon et al., 1990).1992, Carl Gans, David Crews, Hormones, Brain, and Behavior, →ISBN, page 468
    • Amphibians breathe in, in part, through positive pressure gular pumping.2005, Stephen J. Divers, Douglas R. Mader, Reptile Medicine and Surgery, →ISBN

Questions about gular pumping

What does gular pumping mean?
Gular pumping means a method of ventilation used in respiration accomplished by expanding and contracting the entire throat in a rhythmic manner that is externally apparent.
What part of speech is gular pumping?
Gular pumping is a noun.

Words near gular pumping in the dictionary

  1. gulancha
  2. Gulang
  3. Gulang-gulang
  4. Gulangyu
  5. gular
  6. gular pumping
  7. Gulargambone
  8. gularic acid
  9. gulars
  10. gulas
  11. Gulasarian

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