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AIR TRAPPING [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Respiratory System
DEF

The retention of excess air in all or part of the lung as a result of airway closure during the expiratory maneuver ...

OBS

[This] classically implies an increasing amount of retained air at equivalent expiratory positions in successive expiratory maneuvers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareil respiratoire
DEF

Phénomène par lequel des gaz inspirés sont retenus lors de l'expiration dans un territoire broncho-pulmonaire pathologique.

OBS

trappage : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 septembre 2000.

Spanish

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