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Forced Expiratory Volume MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Forced Expiratory Volume
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.386.700.660.230
G09.772.650.430
Unique ID
D005541
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005541
Annotation
usually NIM; do not confuse with FORCED EXPIRATORY FLOW RATES
Scope Note
Measure of the maximum amount of air that can be expelled in a given number of seconds during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination . It is usually given as FEV followed by a subscript indicating the number of seconds over which the measurement is made, although it is sometimes given as a percentage of forced vital capacity.
Entry Version
FEV
Entry Term(s)
FEVt
Forced Vital Capacity, Timed
Timed Vital Capacity
Vital Capacity, Timed
Previous Indexing
Spirometry (1966-1974)
Vital Capacity (1969-1974)
Public MeSH Note
75
History Note
75
Date Established
1975/09/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2008/07/08
Forced Expiratory Volume Preferred
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