alveolar dead space

n.

The difference between physiological dead space and anatomical dead space, representing that part of the physiological dead space resulting from ventilation of relatively underperfused or nonperfused alveoli.

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Words nearby alveolar dead space

alveolar air, alveolar arch, alveolar artery, alveolar cell, alveolar cell carcinoma, alveolar dead space, alveolar duct, alveolar gas, alveolar gingiva, alveolar gland, alveolar macrophage
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