- expiratory time
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English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
English-german technical dictionary. 2013.
expiratory — expire ► VERB 1) (of a document or agreement) come to the end of the period of validity. 2) (of a period of time) come to an end. 3) (of a person) die. 4) technical exhale (air) from the lungs. DERIVATIVES expiration noun expiratory adjective … English terms dictionary
time — 1. That relation of events which is expressed by the terms past, present, and future, and measured by units such as minutes, hours, days, months, or years. 2. A certain period during which something definite or determined is done. SYN: tempus (2) … Medical dictionary
inspiratory-expiratory ratio — the ratio of the inspiratory time to the expiratory time during the breathing cycle. Normally, expiratory time is longer than inspiratory time; if the inspiratory time is longer than the expiratory time, gas trapping may result … Medical dictionary
peak expiratory flow rate — PEFR the maximum rate at which a person can forcibly expel air from the lungs at any time, expressed usually in litres per minute (occasionally in litres per second). A low value can help diagnose asthma in the correct clinical context, and… … The new mediacal dictionary
Spirometry — TLC Total lung capacity: the volume in the lungs at maximal inflation RV Residual volume: the volume of air remaining in the lungs … Wikipedia
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
Nomenclature of mechanical ventilation — Contents 1 Volume Controlled Continuous Mandatory Ventilation 1.1 Terms replaced by VC CMV 2 … Wikipedia
TE — • echo time; • expiratory time; • tennis elbow; • test ear; • tetanus; • tetracycline; • threshold energy; • thromboembolism; • thymus epithelium; • thyrotoxic exophthalmos; • tick borne encephalitis; • time estimation; • tissue engineering; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
FET — Abbreviation for forced expiratory time. * * * field effect transistor; forced expiratory time; frozen embryo transfer … Medical dictionary
TE — In magnetic resonance spin echo pulse sequences, the time to echo, when the magnetization signal is sampled. * * * echo time; expiratory time; tennis elbow; test ear; tetanus; tetracycline; threshold energy; thromboembolism; thymus epithelium;… … Medical dictionary
Te — Symbol for tellurium. * * * echo time; expiratory time; tennis elbow; test ear; tetanus; tetracycline; threshold energy; thromboembolism; thymus epithelium; thyrotoxic exophthalmos; tick borne encephalitis; time estimation; tissue engineering;… … Medical dictionary