Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alveolar dead space

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: alve-o-lar dead- s-pace
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The volume of air in the alveoli of the lung which does not partake in the exchange of gas.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Alveolar dead space is herein defined as the difference between the physiologic and anatomic dead spaces."

Usage

Inflected Forms

alveolar dead spaces (plural)

Synonyms

parallel dead space

Questions

What does alveolar dead space mean?: The volume of air in the alveoli of the lung which does not partake in the exchange of gas.

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