expiratory phase

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expiratory phase,

the portion of the respiratory cycle that involves exhalation, or moving air out of the lungs. In normal circumstances, it is passive. In a ventilated patient the expiratory phase may be passive, depending on the recoil of elastic tissues in the lung to move air out, or active, applying positive pressure to the abdominal area or negative pressure to the upper airway.

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