weaning
B1CEFR level
30/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister
The gradual withdrawal of mechanical ventilatory support as a patient resumes independent breathing.
Weaning was delayed because he remained agitated whenever sedation was lightened.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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