Airway Resistance
| Definition: |
Physiologically, the opposition to flow of air caused by the forces of friction. As a part of pulmonary function testing, it is the ratio of driving pressure to the rate of air flow. |
| Previously Indexed: |
Respiration (1966-1970),Respiratory System/physiology (1966-1970) |
Airway Resistance Definitions and Terms
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