Associations to the word «Physiologic»

Wiktionary

PHYSIOLOGIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to physiology.
PHYSIOLOGIC DEAD SPACE, noun. (obsolete) The volume of the conducting airways of the lung. This definition became inadequate once the alveolar dead space was described.
PHYSIOLOGIC DEAD SPACE, noun. (physiology) That volume of air in the lung which does not partake in gas exchange.
PHYSIOLOGIC DEAD SPACE, noun. (physiology) That volume of air in the lung that does not eliminate carbon dioxide, as defined functionally by the Bohr equation.
PHYSIOLOGIC DEAD SPACE, noun. (physiology) The sum of the anatomic plus the alveolar dead spaces.
PHYSIOLOGIC DEAD SPACE, noun. (physiology) The sum of the parallel and the serial dead spaces.
PHYSIOLOGIC PH, noun. (biochemistry) The pH that normally prevails in the human body. It is approximately 7.4.

Dictionary definition

PHYSIOLOGIC, adjective. Of or consistent with an organism's normal functioning; "physiologic functions"; "physiological processes".

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras