anatomic dead space (English, noun)
expansion: anatomic dead space (countable and uncountable, plural anatomic dead spaces)
Senses:
topics: anatomy
medicine
sciences
glosses: The volume of conducting airways of the lung, as measured by a cast of the airways.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: medicine
physiology
sciences
glosses: The volume of inspired gas that does not mix with alveolar gas, as measured in vivo by gas dilution, by the method of Fowler.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: anatomic dead spaces
tags: plural
form: anatomical dead space
tags: alternative