alveolar-arterial oxygen difference
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n.
The difference or gradient between the partial pressure of oxygen in the alveolar spaces and the arterial blood.
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Words nearby alveolar-arterial oxygen difference
alveola, alveolar, alveolar abscess, alveolar air, alveolar arch, alveolar-arterial oxygen difference, alveolar artery, alveolar cell, alveolar cell carcinoma, alveolar dead space, alveolar duct
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