Diagram of lung volumes and capacities: ERV, expiratory reserve volume; FRC, functional residual capacity; FVC, forced vital capacity; IC, inspiratory capacity; IRV, inspiratory reserve volume; RV, residual volume; TLC, total lung capacity; VC, vital capacity; VT, tidal volume.
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capacity — 1. The potential cubic contents of a cavity or receptacle. 2. Power to do. SEE ALSO: volume. [L. capax, able to contain; fr. capio, to take] buffer c. the amount of hydrogen ion (or hydroxyl ion) required to bring about a specific pH change in a… … Medical dictionary
Human lung — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = pulmo GraySubject = 240 GrayPage = 1093 Caption = Frontal view of lungs cut open Trachea branches into bronchi Caption2 = Precursor = System = Artery = Vein = Nerve = Lymph = MeshName = Lung MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
Diffusion capacity — Diagnostics MeSH D011653 In biology, diffusion capacity is a measurement of the lung s ability to transfer gases. Oxygen uptake may be limited by diffusion in circumstances of low ambient oxygen or high pul … Wikipedia
Obstructive lung disease — Classification and external resources MeSH D008173 Obstructive lung disease is a category of respiratory disease characterized by airway obstruction. It is generally characterized by inflamed and easily collapsible airways, obstruction to airflow … Wikipedia
Lung transplantation — Intervention ICD 9 CM 33.5 MeSH … Wikipedia
restrictive lung disease — a general term comprising pulmonary diseases characterized by decreased total lung capacity, including those caused by disorders affecting the chest wall (e.g., poliomyelitis and scoliosis), and those caused by infiltrative interstitial diseases … Medical dictionary
closing capacity — the volume of gas in the lungs at the time the airways close during respiration; the closing volume added to the residual volume, usually expressed as a percentage of total lung capacity … Medical dictionary
Lung — For other uses, see Lung (disambiguation). Lunged redirects here. For other uses, see Lunge. The lungs of a pig … Wikipedia
capacity — noun 1 amount held/produced ADJECTIVE ▪ high, large ▪ a high capacity electric pump ▪ large capacity disk drives ▪ limited, small … Collocations dictionary
lung — One of a pair of viscera occupying the pulmonary cavities of the thorax, the organs of respiration in which aeration of the blood takes place. In humans, the right l. is slightly larger than the left and is divided into three lobes (an upper, a… … Medical dictionary
