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cardioventilatory

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Etymology

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From cardio- +‎ ventilatory.

Adjective

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cardioventilatory (not comparable)

  1. (physiology) Relating to the (statistical) relationship between the onset of either inspiration or expiration and the timing of heartbeats
    • 2015, Johan Höjesjö et al., “Sight or smell? Behavioural and heart rate responses in subordinate rainbow trout exposed to cues from dominant fish”, in PeerJ[1], volume 3, →DOI:
      The behavioral and physiological responses to assessment and contest situations in animals are intrinsically linked ( Johnsson, Winberg & Sloman, 2006 ), and it is well established that threatening situations can induce cardioventilatory responses.