Medical Definition of Reynold's number
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A constant without dimensions that relates the inertial and viscous drag acting to hinder a body moving through fluid medium. For cells the Reynold's number is very small, viscous drag is dominant and inertial resistance can be neglected.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Reynold's Number
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