Horowitz index
nounEtymology
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
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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