Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pulmonary toilet

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: pul-monary -toi-let
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cleaning of secretions from the airways of a person (as part of pulmonary hygiene).

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Is the patient alert enough to protect his or her airway and participate in pulmonary toilet? Does the patient have a cough effective enough to clear secretions. and are the secretions neither copious nor tenacious?"
"Finally, perfluorocarbon may aid in pulmonary toilet and decrease infection rates."
"Adequate analgesia is paramount and allows aggressive pulmonary toilet and early mobilization."
"Excellent pulmonary toilet is the cornerstone of care for the inhalational injury; […]"

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

pulmonary toilets (plural)

Questions

What does pulmonary toilet mean?: The cleaning of secretions from the airways of a person (as part of pulmonary hygiene).

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