reventilate

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verb

to ventilate again

“If the chest does not rise, or if only one side of the chest rises, remove the airway, reventilate the patient, and reinsert the airway.”

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Meanings

verbreventilate (third-person singular simple present reventilates, present participle reventilating, simple past and past participle reventilated)

present singular third person reventilates · participle present reventilating · participle past reventilated · past reventilated · alternative re-ventilate

  1. to ventilate again

    If the chest does not rise, or if only one side of the chest rises, remove the airway, reventilate the patient, and reinsert the airway.

Origin

From re- + ventilate.

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APA

reventilate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reventilate

MLA

“reventilate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reventilate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reventilate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reventilate.

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