exhalantadj.n.

/ɛksˈheɪlənt/

/ɛɡˈzeɪlənt/

Forms: Also 1700s–1800s -ent.

Etymology: < French exhalant, < Latin exhālant-em , < exhālāre to exhale v.¹

A. adj.

1. That exhales, exhaling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > internal organs > [adjective] > serving specific purpose

exhalant1811

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [adjective] > emitting > emitting as a vapour

exhaling1660

exhalant1883

1811 Edinb. Rev. 19 52 Carbonic acid..is..given out directly by the exhalent vessels of the lungs.

1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 243 The exhalent siphon [in Bivalves] has but a single row of tentacles.

1883 C. F. Holder in Harper's Mag. Jan. 187/2 Their orifices so arranged that the inhalent are upon the outside of the cylinder, and the exhalent upon the inner side.

2. exhalant (artery, vessel, etc.): that transfuses or conveys (blood, etc.) in minute quantities.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > [adjective] > small

exhalant (artery, vessel, etc.)1771

microvascular1959

1771 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. (1777) I. 253 The lymph which is thrown out, from the exhalant arteries, into the intestines.

1782 Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) 35 These exhalent arteries must have corresponding absorbent veins.

1830 R. Knox tr. P. A. Béclard Elements Gen. Anat. 181 Exhalent arterioles opening at the surface of the peritoneum.

1843 W. Youatt Horse (new ed.) xii. 252 Increased action of the exhalent vessels.

B. n.

An exhalant vessel or organ. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > internal organs > [noun] > serving specific purpose

exhalant1796

1796 Mitchell in J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 200 (note) Its odour resides in the cuticular exhalants.

1805 W. Saunders Treat. Mineral Waters (ed. 2) 463 In fever..the exhalents on the surface of the body will not admit of a free passage to the perspirable fluid.

1820 E. T. Luscombe Observ. Preserv. Health Soldiers 46 The Sun's rays, by which the exhalants on the surface of the body are kept in a state of high excitement.

a1841 Sir A. Cooper in T. Graham Dom. Med. (1844) 407 Dropsy..arises from an increased action of the exhalents.

attributive.1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 605/1 The important exhalent function of the skin is annihilated.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	exhalant
释义	exhalantadj.n. /ɛksˈheɪlənt//ɛɡˈzeɪlənt/ Forms: Also 1700s–1800s -ent. Etymology: < French exhalant, < Latin exhālant-em , < exhālāre to exhale v.¹ A. adj. 1. That exhales, exhaling. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > internal organs > [adjective] > serving specific purpose exhalant1811 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > letting or sending out > [adjective] > emitting > emitting as a vapour exhaling1660 exhalant1883 1811 Edinb. Rev. 19 52 Carbonic acid..is..given out directly by the exhalent vessels of the lungs. 1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 243 The exhalent siphon [in Bivalves] has but a single row of tentacles. 1883 C. F. Holder in Harper's Mag. Jan. 187/2 Their orifices so arranged that the inhalent are upon the outside of the cylinder, and the exhalent upon the inner side. 2. exhalant (artery, vessel, etc.): that transfuses or conveys (blood, etc.) in minute quantities. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > vascular system > blood vessel > [adjective] > small exhalant (artery, vessel, etc.)1771 microvascular1959 1771 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. (1777) I. 253 The lymph which is thrown out, from the exhalant arteries, into the intestines. 1782 Monro's Anat. Human Bones (new ed.) 35 These exhalent arteries must have corresponding absorbent veins. 1830 R. Knox tr. P. A. Béclard Elements Gen. Anat. 181 Exhalent arterioles opening at the surface of the peritoneum. 1843 W. Youatt Horse (new ed.) xii. 252 Increased action of the exhalent vessels. B. n. An exhalant vessel or organ. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > internal organs > [noun] > serving specific purpose exhalant1796 1796 Mitchell in J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 200 (note) Its odour resides in the cuticular exhalants. 1805 W. Saunders Treat. Mineral Waters (ed. 2) 463 In fever..the exhalents on the surface of the body will not admit of a free passage to the perspirable fluid. 1820 E. T. Luscombe Observ. Preserv. Health Soldiers 46 The Sun's rays, by which the exhalants on the surface of the body are kept in a state of high excitement. a1841 Sir A. Cooper in T. Graham Dom. Med. (1844) 407 Dropsy..arises from an increased action of the exhalents. attributive.1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 605/1 The important exhalent function of the skin is annihilated. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1771
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