Meaning of Fick principle | Babel Free
Definitions
A principle used in physiology and medicine, originally applied to measure cardiac output, stating that the total uptake (or release) of a substance by an organ is equal to the product of the blood flow through the organ and the arteriovenous concentration difference of the substance.
Examples
“The rate of blood flow⟳ in the peripheral and pulmonic vessels and the approximate size of existing shunts can be calculated by application of the Fick principle. […] It may be of interest⟳ to explain⟳ in some detail the Fick principle as employed in calculation of cardiac output, pulmonic blood flow⟳ and blood flow⟳ in shunts.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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