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SYSTEMA RESPIRATORIUM [1 record]

Record 1 2022-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Respiratory System
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

The ... organs and structures by means of which pulmonary ventilation and gas exchange between ambient air and the blood are brought about.

OBS

respiratory system; systema respiratorium: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Appareil respiratoire
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Ensemble d'organes et de structures anatomiques qui assurent la respiration ainsi que les échanges gazeux entre le sang et l'air.

OBS

système respiratoire : synonyme impropre, selon certains auteurs, car le terme «système» sert à désigner un ensemble de structures anatomiques dont la composition tissulaire est semblable, ce qui n'est pas le cas de l'appareil respiratoire.

OBS

appareil respiratoire : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

systema respiratorium : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Morfología y fisiología general
  • Aparato respiratorio
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Conjunto de órganos que intervienen en la función respiratoria: pulmones, vías respiratorias, etc.

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