AskDefine | Define exhaled

Dictionary Definition

exhaled adj : let or forced out of the lungs; breathed out; "an exhaled sigh" [ant: inhaled]

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Verb

exhaled
  1. past of exhale

Extensive Definition

Exhalation (or expiration) is the movement of air out of the bronchial tubes, through the airways, to the external environment during breathing.
Exhaled air is rich in carbon dioxide, a waste product of cellular respiration during the production of ATP.
Exhalation has a complementary relationship to inhalation; the cycling between these two efforts define respiration.

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exhaled in Hebrew: נשיפה
exhaled in Dutch: Uitademing
exhaled in Polish: Wydech
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