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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Vascular Capacitance
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Capacitancia Vascular
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Capacitāncia Vascular
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Synonyms English:
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Capacitance, Vascular
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Tree Number:
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G09.330.380.906
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Definition English:
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The measure of a BLOOD VESSEL's ability to increase the volume of BLOOD it holds without a large increase in BLOOD PRESSURE. The vascular capacitance is equal to the change in volume divided by the change in pressure. |
Indexing Annotation English:
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do not confuse with VASCULAR RESISTANCE, opposition to blood flow in a vasc bed
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See Related English:
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Vascular Resistance
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History Note English:
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96
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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32583
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Unique Identifier:
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D018924
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Occurrence in VHL:
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