pulmonary gas exchange

Preferred Label : pulmonary gas exchange;

MeSH definition : The exchange of OXYGEN and CARBON DIOXIDE between alveolar air and pulmonary capillary blood that occurs across the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER.;

MeSH synonym : exchange, pulmonary gas; gas exchange, pulmonary;

MeSH annotation : do not coord with OXYGEN or CARBON DIOXIDE unless particularly discussed; DF: PULM GAS EXCHANGE; do not coordinate with OXYGEN or CARBON DIOXIDE unless particularly discussed;

Details

Origin ID

D011659;

UMLS CUI

C0034071;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- pulmonary gas exchange [MeSH concept]
See also
- blood-air barrier [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Organ or Tissue Function [UMLS semantic type]

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