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respiratory quotient

 
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–noun Physiology.
the ratio of the amount of carbon dioxide released by the lungs to the amount of oxygen taken in during a given period.
Origin:
1885–90
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respiratory quotient  
n.   Abbr. RQ
The ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide released to the volume of oxygen consumed by a body tissue or an organism in a given period.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: respiratory quotient
Function: noun
: the ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide given off in respiration to that of the oxygen consumed that has a value near1 when the organism is burning chiefly carbohydrates, near 0.7 when chiefly fats, and near 0.8 when chiefly proteins but sometimes exceeding 1 when carbohydrates are being changed to fats for storage—abbreviation RQ
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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respiratory quotient n.
Abbr. R.Q.
The ratio of carbon dioxide produced by tissue metabolism to oxygen consumed in the same metabolism.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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