English Explanatory Dictionary

anatomic dead space

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The volume of conducting airways of the lung, as measured by a cast of the airways.
  2. The volume of inspired gas that does not mix with alveolar gas, as measured in vivo by gas dilution, by the method of Fowler.

Word forms

anatomic dead space anatomic dead spaces anatomical dead space

Synonyms

Fowler dead space series dead space
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