What is the difference between Ventilation and Respiration? â¢ Ventilation facilitates the process of respiration. Without ventilation, respiration cannot occur. â¢ The ventilation is the movement of air into and out of the lungs whereas the respiration is the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Polypoid(adj) like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but lacking the tentacles or other parts. 2  Polypoid(adj) resembling a polypus in appearance; having a character like that of a polypus.
noun. 1  A polypeptide hormone that is secreted by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas and functions in the regulation of carbohydrate and fat metabolism, especially the conversion of glucose to glycogen, which lowers the blood glucose level.