anatomic dead space

== English == === Alternative forms === anatomical dead space === Noun === anatomic dead space (countable and uncountable, plural anatomic dead spaces) (anatomy) The volume of conducting airways of the lung, as measured by a cast of the airways. (physiology) The volume of inspired gas that does not mix with alveolar gas, as measured in vivo by gas dilution, by the method of Fowler. ==== Synonyms ==== Fowler dead space series dead space === 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.