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exhalation

[ eks-huh-ley-shuhn, ek-suh- ]

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noun

exhalation

/ ĕks′hə-lā′shən /

The act of breathing out air. During exhalation, the diaphragm relaxes and moves upward, causing compression of the lungs and an outward flow of air.
Also called expiration
Compare inhalation

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1350–1400; Middle English exalacion < Latin exhālātiōn- (stem of exhālātiō ). See exhale, -ation

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