INSPIRATORY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does inspiratory mean? 

• INSPIRATORY (adjective)
  The adjective INSPIRATORY has 1 sense:

1. pertaining to the drawing in phase of respiration

  Familiarity information: INSPIRATORY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• INSPIRATORY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pertaining to the drawing in phase of respiration

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

inhalation (the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing)

Derivation:

inspire (draw in (air))

 Context examples 

Forced inspiratory flow for a portion of the FVC curve at the point where the maximum portion of FVC is already inhaled as a proportion of the predicted normal value.

(Percent Predicted Forced Inspiratory Flow Maximum, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Also called maximum inspiratory pressure test.

(MIP test, NCI Dictionary)

Forced inspiratory flow for a portion of the FVC curve at the point where the maximum portion of FVC is already inhaled.

(Maximum Forced Inspiratory Flow, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)