elastance /elas·tance/ (e-las´tans) the quality of recoiling without disruption on removal of pressure, or an expression of the measure of the ability to do so in terms of unit of volume change per unit of pressure change. Symbol E. It is the reciprocal of compliance.
elastance
e·las·tance ( -l s t ns)n. A measure of the tendency of a hollow organ to recoil toward its original dimensions upon removal of a distending or compressing force. It is the reciprocal of compliance. |
elastance
[ilas′təns]
Etymology: Gk, elaunein, to drive
1 the quality of recoiling or returning to an original form after the removal of pressure.
2 the degree to which an air- or fluid-filled organ, such as a lung, bladder, or blood vessel, can return to its original dimensions when a distending or compressing force is removed.
3 the measurement of the unit volume of change in such an organ per unit of decreased pressure change.
4 the reciprocal of compliance.
elastance
the quality of recoiling on removal of pressure without disruption, or an expression of the measure of the ability to do so in terms of unit of volume change per unit of pressure change; it is the reciprocal of compliance.
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