Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity

**Definition:** The amount of a gas taken up, by the pulmonary capillary blood from the alveolar gas, per minute per unit of average pressure of the gradient of the gas across the BLOOD-AIR BARRIER.

**Tree numbers:** - E01.370.386.700.650.650 - G09.772.600

**Synonyms:** - Capacity, Pulmonary Diffusing - Diffusing Capacity, Pulmonary