transport
[trans´port] 1. movement of materials in biologic systems, particularly across the
cell membrane into and out of cells or across epithelial layers.
2. in the
nursing interventions classification, a
nursing intervention defined as moving a patient from one location to another.
oxygen transport the carrying of oxygen through the bloodstream bound to hemoglobin (see
oxyhemoglobin).
passive transport the movement of materials, usually across
cell membranes, by processes not requiring expenditure of metabolic energy. See also
active transport.
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trans·port
(trans'pōrt), The movement or transference of biochemical substances in biologic systems.
[L. transporto, to carry over, fr. trans- + porto, to carry]
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trans·port
(trans'pōrt) 1. The movement or transference of biochemical substances in biologic systems.
2. In physical therapy, movement of patients from one area (or surface) to another.
See:
transfer (3)
[L. transporto, to carry over, fr. trans- + porto, to carry]
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transport
the movement of materials through a system, as in an ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEM.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
trans·port
(trans'pōrt) The movement or transference of biochemical substances in biologic systems.
[L. transporto, to carry over, fr. trans- + porto, to carry]
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