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transpulmonary pressure (medicine)


transpulmonary pressure


The difference between the pressure of the respired gas at the mouth and the pleural pressure around the lungs, measured when the airway is open; thus, it includes not only the transmural pressure of the lung but also any drop in pressure along the tracheobronchial tree during flow.


shortia (iou)



shortia noun. L19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Charles W. Short (1794-1863), US botanist + -IA1.]
Any of several small stemless alpine plants constituting the genus Shortia (family Diapensiaceae), native to N. Carolina and temperate Asia, with glossy leaves and white, pink, or blue flowers.