See Also: respiratory dead space(medicine)
dead space(medicine)
anatomical dead space(medicine)
alveolar dead space(medicine)
physiologic dead space(medicine)
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respiratory dead space (medicine)


respiratory dead space


That portion of the respiratory tract, from the nose and mouth to the terminal bronchioles, in which exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide does not occur (anatomical dead space), together with the space in alveoli occupied by air that does not participate in oxygen-carbon dioxide exchange (physiologic dead space). It reflects the nonuniformity of ventilation and perfusion in the lung.