Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fick principle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: fick- prin-ci-ple
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A principle used in physiology and medicine, originally applied to measure cardiac output, stating that the total uptake (or release) of a substance by an organ is equal to the product of the blood flow through the organ and the arteriovenous concentration difference of the substance.

Example Sentences

"The rate of blood flow in the peripheral and pulmonic vessels and the approximate size of existing shunts can be calculated by application of the Fick principle. […] It may be of interest to explain in some detail the Fick principle as employed in calculation of cardiac output, pulmonic blood flow and blood flow in shunts."

Etymology

Named after German physician and physiologist Adolf Eugen Fick (1829–1901).

Questions

What does fick principle mean?: A principle used in physiology and medicine, originally applied to measure cardiac output, stating that the total uptake (or release) of a substance by an organ is equal to the product of the blood flow through the organ and the arteriovenous concentration difference of the substance.
Where does fick principle come from?: Named after German physician and physiologist Adolf Eugen Fick (1829–1901).

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