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CAPACITE DIFFUSION PULMONAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Lungs
  • Respiratory Tract
DEF

... the amount of gas transferred per minute from the alveolar gas to the pulmonary capillary blood divided by the mean pressure gradient of the gas between the alveolar gas and the capillary blood ...

OBS

[Diffusion capacity is a] measure of the ability of a substance to traverse from alveolar air to pulmonary capillary blood or vice versa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poumons
  • Voies respiratoires
DEF

Volume de gaz qui franchit la membrane alvéolocapillaire en 1 minute pour une différence de pression partielle du gaz de 1 mm Hg [entre le gaz alvéolaire et le sang capillaire].

CONT

[...] un modeste excédent de la capacité de diffusion pulmonaire nous permet d'augmenter la capacité de travail de notre système locomoteur [...]

Spanish

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