anatomic dead space

• anatomical dead space

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anatomic dead space (countable and uncountable, plural anatomic dead spaces)

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

• Fowler dead space
• series dead space

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