"pulmonary toilet" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pulmonary toilets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} pulmonary toilet (usually uncountable, plural pulmonary toilets)
  1. (medicine) The cleaning of secretions from the airways of a person (as part of pulmonary hygiene). Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-pulmonary_toilet-en-noun-Nug6s6Ud Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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