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wind,

n in traditional Chinese medicine, wind is the environmental factor that causes chaos and imbalance and is believed to be the main instigator of disease.

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wind

1. climatic expression of rate of air movement.

2. colloquial expression for ability to run a race without stopping for lack of respiratory reserve.

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broken wind

see chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

wind direction

has an effect on the speed of spread of an airborne disease, as determined by the population density in different directions, and the temperature which can be expected with winds from each weather quarter.

wind dispersal

refers to the direction and distance of spread and the area contaminated by radioactive fallout, fungal spores and other dangerous agents.

wind roses

starburst effect given by a graphic representation of the direction and frequency of wind at a given spot over a period of time. Is a reflection of the prevailing wind.

wind speed

for epidemiological purposes the height above ground level that wind speed is measured needs to be quoted.

vaginal wind sucking

noisy ingress and egress of air from the vulva, especially when moving; usually accompanies pneumovagina and a result of rectovaginal laceration, sometimes fistulation.

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wind pronounced WIN'd Vox populi The rushing of air from one point to another, generally induced by differences in land temperature. See Fire wind.