Total Lung Capacity
"Total Lung Capacity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D014109
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.386.700.485.750 G09.772.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Total Lung Capacity- Total Lung Capacity
- Lung Capacity, Total
- Capacities, Total Lung
- Capacity, Total Lung
- Lung Capacities, Total
- Total Lung Capacities
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