verb

exhales

to breathe out

The patient exhales with a soft sigh.

The patient exhales with a soft sigh.

to breathe out The patient exhales with a soft sigh.

Synonyms: breathe out, expire; Antonyms: inhale, breathe in

From Latin 'ex-' (out) and 'halare' (to breathe). Literally 'to breathe out'.

Think of 'EXit'. When you exhale, air EXits your lungs.

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