PULMONARY RESERVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pulmonary reserve mean? • PULMONARY RESERVE (noun)
The noun PULMONARY RESERVE has 1 sense:
1. the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress
Familiarity information: PULMONARY RESERVE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PULMONARY RESERVE (noun)
Meaning:
The additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("pulmonary reserve" is a kind of...):
reserve ((medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions)
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