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

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche