airs definition

<zoology> Thin-walled sacs or spaces which function as a part of the respiratory system in birds, fishes, insects, and mammals.

The sacs are filled with air and connected with the air passages of the lungs; an air cell.

(04 Jul 1999)

Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the air sacs of birds.

(05 Mar 2000)

A condition resembling seasickness or other forms of motion sickness occurring in airplane or space flight as a result of erratic and continuous stimuli of the inner ear.

(05 Mar 2000)

Pertaining to the portion of the lung distal to the conducting airways or bronchi; alveolar.

(05 Mar 2000)

Preferred term: alveolar pattern

A plastic splint inflated by air used to immobilise part or all of an extremity.

Synonyms: inflatable splint.

(05 Mar 2000)

Preferred term: chip syringe