anatomic dead space

English

Alternative forms

• anatomical dead space

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• Fowler dead space
• series dead space

References

• Arend Bouhuys. 1964. "Respiratory dead space." in Handbook of Physiology. Section 3: Respiration. Vol 1. Wallace O. Fenn and Hermann Rahn (eds). Washington: American Physiological Society.
• John B. West. 2011. Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Ninth edition. →ISBN.