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Descriptor English:   Plethysmography, Whole Body 
Descriptor Spanish:   Pletismografía Total 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Pletismografia Total 
Tree Number:   E01.370.386.700.615
E01.370.610.615
Definition English:   Measurement of the volume of gas in the lungs, including that which is trapped in poorly communicating air spaces. It is of particular use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) 
Indexing Annotation English:   used in resp funct tests; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: PLETHYSMOGR WHOLE BODY
History Note English:   73(71) 
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Record Number:   11421 
Unique Identifier:   D010993 

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