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Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect

Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect noun: the phenomenon in which the viscosity of blood changes with the diameter of the tube it travels through, when the diameter is between 10 and 300 micrometers.

Noun

Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect (plural Fåhræus-Lindqvist effects)

  1. The phenomenon in which the viscosity of blood changes with the diameter of the tube it travels through, when the diameter is between 10 and 300 micrometers.

Forms of Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect

pluralFåhræus-Lindqvist effects

Origin of Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect

Named after Swedish scientists Robin Fåhræus and Johan Torsten Lindqvist who first reported the effect.

Questions about Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect

What does Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect mean?
Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect means the phenomenon in which the viscosity of blood changes with the diameter of the tube it travels through, when the diameter is between 10 and 300 micrometers.
What part of speech is Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect?
Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect?
The plural of Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect is Fåhræus-Lindqvist effects.

Words near Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect in the dictionary

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  2. Fârtățești
  3. Fächer
  4. Fåhræus effect
  5. Fåhræus effects
  6. Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect
  7. Fåhræus-Lindqvist effects
  8. Fårö
  9. fæcal
  10. fæcal matter
  11. fæcalith

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