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GAS INTERCHANGE

\ɡˈas ˌɪntət͡ʃˈe͡ɪnd͡ʒ], \ɡˈas ˌɪntət‍ʃˈe‍ɪnd‍ʒ], \ɡ_ˈa_s ˌɪ_n_t_ə_tʃ_ˈeɪ_n_dʒ]\

Definitions of GAS INTERCHANGE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The exchange, by diffusion through a respiratory membrane, of carbon dioxid for oxygen. The oxygen may be taken from the atmospheric air, as in aerial respiration, or from the air dissolved in water, as in aquatic respiration.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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