Ventilation

Ventilation may refer to:

  • Ventilation (physiology), the movement of air between the environment and the lungs via inhalation and exhalation
    • Mechanical ventilation, in medicine, using artificial methods to assist breathing
      • Ventilator, a machine designed to move breathable air into and out of the lungs
  • Ventilation (architecture), the process of "changing" or replacing air in any space to provide high indoor air quality
  • Ventilation (firefighting), the expulsion of heat and smoke from a fire building
  • Ventilation (mining), flow of air to the underground workings of a mine of sufficient volume to dilute and remove noxious gases

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