alveolar oxygen pressure

alveolar oxygen pressure

[al′vē·ə·lər ′äk·sə·jən ‚presh·ər]
(physiology)
The oxygen pressure in the alveoli; the value is about 105 mmHg.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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