passive expiration

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passive expiration

Etymology: L, passivus + expirare, to breathe out

normal exhalation that occurs without direct muscular effort, as during normal tidal breathing. Air is expelled from the lungs as a result of the recoil effect of elastic tissues in the chest, lungs, and diaphragm.

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