Horowitz index

noun

Etymology

The ratio was first suggested in a 1974 paper by Joel H. Horovitz et al. The reason for the spelling with w is unclear.

Definitions

  1. An assessment of lung function

    An assessment of lung function; the ratio of partial pressure of oxygen in blood (PaO2), and the fraction of oxygen in the inhaled air (FiO2).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for Horowitz index. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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