Medical Dictionary
anatomical dead space
noun
Medical Definition of ANATOMICAL DEAD SPACE
: the dead space in that portion of the respiratory system which is external to the alveoli and includes the air-conveying ducts from the nostrils to the terminal bronchioles—compare physiological dead space
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