- respiratory quotient
- noun Date: circa 1890 a ratio indicating the relation of the volume of carbon dioxide given off in respiration to that of the oxygen consumed
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respiratory quotient
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respiratory quotient — RQ the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide transferred from the blood into the alveoli to the volume of oxygen absorbed into the alveoli. The RQ is usually about 0.8 because more oxygen is taken up than carbon dioxide excreted … The new mediacal dictionary
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