English Explanatory Dictionary

dead space

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The portion of the respiratory tract that is ventilated but not perfused by pulmonary circulation.
  2. Picture information that is either masked off or cropped out of viewing area, whether at the top or bottom, or to the sides.

Word forms

dead space dead spaces deadspace

Derived words

alveolar dead space anatomical dead space anatomic dead space Fowler dead space physiologic dead space series dead space
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