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lung dry weight to body weight ratio 
A calculated measurement in which the weight after dessication of one or both lungs, the organ component of the respiratory system responsible for the exchange of gases between the environment and the blood, is divided by the total weight of the body and presented as a ratio, fraction, quotient or percentage.
lung wet weight to body weight ratio +  

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Exact Synonyms: lung weight, dry/body weight ratio
Definition Sources: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed, ISBN:978-1416049982, Mosby:Mosbys_Dental_Dictionary--2nd_Ed

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