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Noun Concept
Categories: Respiratory therapy, Pages that use a deprecated format of the chem tags, Diving medicine, Respiratory physiology, Medical terminology
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dead space  alveolar dead space  anatomical dead space  dead space ventilation  dead volume
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Dead space is the volume of air that is inhaled that does not take part in the gas exchange, because it either remains in the conducting airways or reaches alveoli that are not perfused or poorly perfused. Wikipedia
English:
physiology
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Dead space is the volume of air that is inhaled that does not take part in the gas exchange, because it either remains in the conducting airways or reaches alveoli that are not perfused or poorly perfused. Wikipedia
Air that is inhaled but does not play a role in gas exchange Wikipedia Disambiguation
Air that does not take part in gas exchange Wikidata
IS A
volume
lung volumes
HAS PART
air
PART OF
breathing
respiratory system
Wikipedia
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dead space (physiology)
Wikidata
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dead space
Wikipedia Redirections
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alveolar dead space, anatomical dead space, Dead space (Pphysiology), dead space ventilation, Deadspace (in breathing apparatus), mechanical dead space, physiological dead space, Respiratory dead space
Wikidata Alias
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dead volume

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