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ELASTANCE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-04-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- compliance
1, record 1, English, compliance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A measure of the ease with which a hollow viscus (e.g., lung, urinary bladder, gallbladder) may be distended, for example, the volume change resulting from the application of a unit pressure differential between the inside and outside of the viscus. 2, record 1, English, - compliance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Ventricular, lung compliance. 3, record 1, English, - compliance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compliance
1, record 1, French, compliance
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aptitude d’une cavité organique à changer de volume sous l’influence d’une variation de pression. 1, record 1, French, - compliance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La compliance se mesure par le rapport de la variation de volume à la variation de pression, le rapport inverse étant appelé «élastance ». 1, record 1, French, - compliance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Compliance ventriculaire, pulmonaire. 2, record 1, French, - compliance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-04-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Respiratory System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pulmonary elastance
1, record 2, English, pulmonary%20elastance
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lung elastance 2, record 2, English, lung%20elastance
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
elastance: The recoil pressure resulting from a unit change of volume of a hollow viscus ... 3, record 2, English, - pulmonary%20elastance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- élastance pulmonaire
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9lastance%20pulmonaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variation de pression transpulmonaire nécessaire pour entraîner une variation de volume donné du poumon [...] 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9lastance%20pulmonaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-10-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cardiovascular System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- elastance 1, record 3, English, elastance
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Système cardio-vasculaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- élastance
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9lastance
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Variation de la pression intra-pulmonaire déterminée par la variation correspondante du volume pulmonaire. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%A9lastance
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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