| mechanical dead space |
The volume of gas exhaled into a tubing system and re-breathed on the subsequent breath.
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| mechanical dead space air |
Dead space air provided by artificial means, as with mechanical ventilation or the addition of plastic tubing to a ventilator circuit.
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| mechanical digestion |
The conversion of food into small pieces by chewing, churning of the stomach, or emulsifying action of bile salts, thereby exposing more surface area to digestive enzymes.
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| mechanical rectifier |
A device that, by changing contacts at the proper moment in a cycle, changes alternating current into pulsating direct current.
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| mechanical restraint |
Restraint by physical devices.
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