PULMONARY RESERVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pulmonary reserve mean? 

• PULMONARY RESERVE (noun)
  The noun PULMONARY RESERVE has 1 sense:

1. the additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress

  Familiarity information: PULMONARY RESERVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PULMONARY RESERVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The additional volume of air that the lungs can inhale and exhale when breathing to the limit of capacity in times of stress

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("pulmonary reserve" is a kind of...):

reserve ((medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions)