Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Lung Compliance

The capability of the LUNGS to distend under pressure as measured by pulmonary volume change per unit pressure change. While not a complete description of the pressure-volume properties of the lung, it is nevertheless useful in practice as a measure of the comparative stiffness of the lung. (From Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p562)

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The capability of the LUNGS to distend under pressure as measured by pulmonary volume change per unit pressure change. While not a complete description of the pressure-volume properties of the lung, it is nevertheless useful in practice as a measure of the comparative stiffness of the lung. (From Best & Taylor's Physiological Basis of Medical Practice, 12th ed, p562)

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3 entry terms
  • Compliance, Lung
  • Compliances, Lung
  • Lung Compliances

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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usually NIM

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70(68)

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  • Elasticity (1966-1967)
  • Lung/physiology (1966-1967)

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  1. E01w.370.386.700w.475w
  2. G09.772.540w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lung Compliance. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008170. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008170
  2. Lung Compliance. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_compliance
  3. Lung Compliance. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2990558