dysventilation

English

Etymology

From dys- +‎ ventilation.

Noun

dysventilation (uncountable)

1. (medicine) The failure of a ventilation process to work correctly.
   • 2015 May 21, Vincenzo Basile et al., “Lung ultrasound: a useful tool in diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis”, in BMC Pediatrics‎^[1], volume 15, →DOI:

     The areas of lung dysventilation with an absence of alveolar air are visualized in the form of consolidations adjacent to the pleural line.