alveolar dead space

== English == === Noun === alveolar dead space (countable and uncountable, plural alveolar dead spaces) (physiology) The volume of air in the alveoli of the lung which does not partake in the exchange of gas. ==== Synonyms ==== parallel dead space ==== Translations ==== === References === Arend Bouhuys. 1964. "Respiratory dead space." in Handbook of Physiology. Section 3: Respiration. Vol 1. Wallace O. Fenn and Hermann Rahn (eds). Washington: American Physiological Society. John B. West. 2011. Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Ninth edition. →ISBN.