exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
Technical term used in medical, physiological, or scientific contexts. Often contrasted with 吸気 (inhalation).
Antonyms: 吸気
呼気に含まれる二酸化炭素の量を測定する。
Measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the exhaled air.
呼気と吸気を繰り返す。
Repeat exhalation and inhalation.
inhalation; inhaled air · intake (of air)
呼気 is the breath exhaled out, the direct opposite of 吸入, which is breath or substance drawn in.
breath test; breathalyzer test
Compound of 呼 (exhale, call) and 気 (air, spirit). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a standard Sino-Japanese technical word.