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alveolar dead space en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The volume of air in the alveoli of the lung which does not partake in the exchange of gas.
    • Alveolar dead space is herein defined as the difference between the physiologic and anatomic dead spaces. 1957, J. W. Severinghaus, M. Stupfel, Alveolar dead space as an index of distribution of blood flaw in pulmonary capillaries. J. Appl. Physiol. 10: 335-348:

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Synonyms

parallel dead space

Translations (1)

pt espaço morto (air in the lung which does not partake in gas exchange)