A cell membrane is also known as a plasma membrane or cytoplasmic membrane. The cell membrane separates the interior of a cell from its outside environment. The main function of a cell membrane is to protect the cell from its surroundings.
assisted ventilation. Definition: application of mechanically or manually generated positive pressure to gas(es) in or about the airway during inhalation as a means of augmenting the movement of gases into the lungs. Synonym(s): assisted respiration. Search Stedman's Medical Dictionary.
Adaptive Support VentilationÂ® (ASVÂ®) 1  Intelligent ventilation mode for passive and spontaneously breathing adult and pediatric patients. 2  Automatically adjusts ventilation to lung mechanics and applies lung-protective strategies. 3  Shortens ventilation time.