INSPIRATORY STANDSTILL
\ˈɪnspɪɹətəɹˌi stˈandstɪl], \ˈɪnspɪɹətəɹˌi stˈandstɪl], \ˈɪ_n_s_p_ɪ_ɹ_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi s_t_ˈa_n_d_s_t_ɪ_l]\
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A condition in which the respiratory rhythm is so accelerated that the diaphragm remains tetanically contracted, and hence the lungs remain filled with air. It may be produced by strongly stimulating the central end of a divided vagus nerve.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.