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pneumotaxic

pneumotaxic adjective: pertaining to the regulation of respiratory rate.

Adjective

pneumotaxic (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the regulation of respiratory rate.
    • The inspiratory-off switch (IOS) system consists of discharges arising from firstly, the pulmonary stretch receptors through the Breuer-Hering reflex and secondly the pneumotaxic pattern generator.2013, Robert Fitzgerald, The Regulation of Respiration During Sleep and Anesthesia, →ISBN, page 6
    • The inhibitory neurons that switch off the inspiratory ramp arise from the pneumotaxic center and pulmonary stretch receptors, which are discussed in the next section.2013, Will Beachey, Respiratory Care Anatomy and Physiology, →ISBN

pneumotaxic meaning in Tamil

pneumotaxic in Tamil

ஒழுங்கான மூச்சு, மூச்சுச் சீராக்கி

Origin of pneumotaxic

Analysed as pneumo- + -taxic, and the latter is from τάξις (táxis, “arrangement”)

Questions about pneumotaxic

What does pneumotaxic mean?
Pneumotaxic means pertaining to the regulation of respiratory rate.
What is pneumotaxic in Tamil?
Pneumotaxic in Tamil is ஒழுங்கான மூச்சு, மூச்சுச் சீராக்கி. See Pneumotaxic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pneumotaxic?
Pneumotaxic is an adjective.

Words near pneumotaxic in the dictionary

  1. pneumotachometer
  2. pneumotachometers
  3. pneumotachs
  4. pneumotachygraph
  5. pneumotactile
  6. pneumotaxic
  7. pneumotherapeutic
  8. pneumotherapeutics
  9. pneumotherapy
  10. pneumothoraces
  11. pneumothorax

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