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Ventilate

ventilate

To aerate, or oxygenate, the blood in the pulmonary capillaries.

Synonym: air, atmosphere.

Origin: L. Ventilo, pp. -atus, to fan, fr. Ventus, the wind


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Re: Human Collembola Infestations

... and change your sheets daily and wash them. Buy yourself a steam cleaner for your carpets. I always used ammonia in mine, but you really have to ventilate. I do suggest kleen-free-- one person said don't bother with it, but it worked well for me. You can put it in a soothing bath, spray your ...

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by stillsuffering
Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:01 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Human Collembola Infestations
Replies: 25
Views: 15965

Can somebody answer my question???????

... state" like Dr Stein said where they lower their metabolism, but not like the sleep we do, because they would need to keep their gills ventilated right? and i know not all of them are able to ventilate them by just flappnig their gills.

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by nugget
Fri Nov 17, 2006 6:23 am
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Can somebody answer my question???????
Replies: 9
Views: 1261

Why do we smell after a sleep?

I said that you don't necessarilly ventilate more during the day. And my opinion is that smelly substances are not volatile at all

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by MrMistery
Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:23 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why do we smell after a sleep?
Replies: 31
Views: 5088

Why do we smell after a sleep?

... a shower, the water will evaporate, but the smelly substances will not. What about when it is cold outside and we have more clothes... we don't ventilate then.. Plus during sleep our blood vessils are wider=>lower temperature=>less sweating. My theory is that when you sleep you do sweat, ...

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by MrMistery
Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:35 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why do we smell after a sleep?
Replies: 31
Views: 5088


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