| D008168 |
Lung |
Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood. |
Lungs |
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| D008176 |
Lung Volume Measurements |
Measurement of the amount of air that the lungs may contain at various points in the respiratory cycle. |
Lung Capacities,Lung Volumes,Capacity, Lung,Lung Capacity,Lung Volume,Lung Volume Measurement,Measurement, Lung Volume,Volume, Lung |
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| D010993 |
Plethysmography, Whole Body |
Measurement of the volume of gas in the lungs, including that which is trapped in poorly communicating air spaces. It is of particular use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) |
Whole Body Plethysmography,Body Plethysmographies, Whole,Body Plethysmography, Whole,Plethysmographies, Whole Body,Whole Body Plethysmographies |
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| D011859 |
Radiography |
Examination of any part of the body for diagnostic purposes by means of X-RAYS or GAMMA RAYS, recording the image on a sensitized surface (such as photographic film). |
Radiology, Diagnostic X-Ray,Roentgenography,X-Ray, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X-Ray,Diagnostic X-Ray Radiology,X-Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,Diagnostic X Ray,Diagnostic X Ray Radiology,Diagnostic X-Rays,Radiology, Diagnostic X Ray,X Ray Radiology, Diagnostic,X Ray, Diagnostic,X-Rays, Diagnostic |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D014109 |
Total Lung Capacity |
The volume of air contained in the lungs at the end of a maximal inspiration. It is the equivalent to each of the following sums: VITAL CAPACITY plus RESIDUAL VOLUME; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY plus FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; TIDAL VOLUME plus INSPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME plus functional residual capacity; or tidal volume plus inspiratory reserve volume plus EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME plus residual volume. |
Lung Capacity, Total,Capacities, Total Lung,Capacity, Total Lung,Lung Capacities, Total,Total Lung Capacities |
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