Medical term:
sigh
sigh
[si]1. a long, audible exhalation.
2. an intermittent inflation of the lungs with a large volume from a mechanical ventilator; this is essentially a deep breath that is incorporated into the ventilation cycle. The use of large tidal volumes has replaced the use of the sigh in many settings.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
sigh
(sī),1. An audible inspiration and expiration under the influence of some emotion.
2. To perform such an act.
[A.S. sīcan]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sigh
Respiratory medicineA breath occurring at regular (predictable) intervals, possibly in response to a slow decrease in lung compliance, which is seen when constant ventilation is maintained; sighs tend to be followed by smaller than normal breaths.
Vox populi
A deep exhalation of breath, typically with an overtone of sadness or wistfulness.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
sigh
Augmented breath Pulmonology A breath occurring at regular–predictable intervals, possibly in response to the slow ↓ in lung compliance seen when constant ventilation is maintained; sighs tend to be followed by smaller than normal breaths. Cf Noisy breathing.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
sigh
(sī)1. An audible inspiration and expiration under the influence of some emotion.
2. To perform such an act.
[A.S. sīcan]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
sigh
[si]1. a long, audible exhalation.
2. an intermittent inflation of the lungs with a large volume from a mechanical ventilator; this is essentially a deep breath that is incorporated into the ventilation cycle. The use of large tidal volumes has replaced the use of the sigh in many settings.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
sigh
(sī),1. An audible inspiration and expiration under the influence of some emotion.
2. To perform such an act.
[A.S. sīcan]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
sigh
Respiratory medicineA breath occurring at regular (predictable) intervals, possibly in response to a slow decrease in lung compliance, which is seen when constant ventilation is maintained; sighs tend to be followed by smaller than normal breaths.
Vox populi
A deep exhalation of breath, typically with an overtone of sadness or wistfulness.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
sigh
Augmented breath Pulmonology A breath occurring at regular–predictable intervals, possibly in response to the slow ↓ in lung compliance seen when constant ventilation is maintained; sighs tend to be followed by smaller than normal breaths. Cf Noisy breathing.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
sigh
(sī)1. An audible inspiration and expiration under the influence of some emotion.
2. To perform such an act.
[A.S. sīcan]
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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