Medical Definition of Fahraeus-lindqvist effect

1. The decrease in apparent viscosity that occurs when a suspension, such as blood, is made to flow through a tube of smaller diameter; observed in tubes less than about 0.3 mm in diameter. Synonym: sigma effect. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fahraeus-lindqvist Effect

Fagopyrum
Fagopyrum esculentum
Fagus
Fagus americana
Fagus grandifolia
Fagus pendula
Fagus purpurea
Fagus sylvatica
Fagus sylvatica atropunicea
Fagus sylvatica pendula
Fagus sylvatica purpurea
Fahd
Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud
Faheem
Fahr's disease
Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect
Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit scale
Fahrenheit thermometer
Fahrvergnügen
Faihriem
Fair Isle
Fairbanks
Fairfax
Fairfaxian
Fairmont
Faisal
Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud
Faisalabad
Faith

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