A measure of the energy dissipation due to a flow in a viscous system. In medicine and physiology, usually a measure of the energy dissipation in the flow of liquids, sols, or gels within cells and tissues, or of fluids (e.g., blood, respiratory gases) in tubes. The viscance is the pressure gradient from one end to the other of the flow path when u...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: vis′kants Definitions: 1. A measure of the energy dissipation due to a flow in a viscous system. In medicine and physiology, usually a measure of the energy dissipation in the flow of liquids, sols, or gels within cells and tissues, or of fluids (blood, respiratory gases) in tubes. The viscance is the pressure gradie...
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