Definition of Respiratory quotient

1. Noun. The ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide expired to the volume of oxygen consumed by an organism or cell in a given period of time.

Generic synonyms: Ratio

Medical Definition of Respiratory quotient

1. Molar ratio of carbon dioxide production to oxygen consumption. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Respiratory Quotient

respiratory metal
respiratory minute volume
respiratory mucosa
respiratory murmur
respiratory muscles
respiratory organ
respiratory pause
respiratory physiology
respiratory pigment
respiratory pigments
respiratory poison
respiratory practitioner
respiratory practitioners
respiratory protective devices
respiratory pulse
respiratory quotient (current term)
respiratory rate
respiratory region of tunica mucosa of nose
respiratory scleroma
respiratory sound
respiratory sounds
respiratory syncytial virus
respiratory syncytial virus infections
respiratory syncytial viruses
respiratory system
respiratory system agents
respiratory systems
respiratory therapy
respiratory tract

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