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Circulatory and Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Respiratory Physiological Phenomena > Total Lung Capacity > Functional Residual Capacity
... > Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System > Respiratory Function Tests > Lung Volume Measurements > Total Lung Capacity > Functional Residual Capacity

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Functional Residual Capacity  

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Definition

  • The volume of air remaining in the LUNGS at the end of a normal, quiet expiration. It is the sum of the RESIDUAL VOLUME and the EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME. Common abbreviation is FRC.

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