flowmotion

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A form of flow motion — The rhythmic fluctuation of the flow of blood in the capillaries.

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Meanings

nounflowmotion (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of flow motion.

    The influence of flowmotion on the current signal is highly dependent upon the distance from the electrode to the region undergoing oscillation in perfusion.

    1991, William Lee Lyons, A mathematical model for solute transport in tissue near a sensing electrode, page 56
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    Although these studies nicely show that the capillary flowmotion directly depends on the arteriolar flowmotion, the regulatory mechanisms remain to be determined.

    1999, Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore, volume 28, page 546

Origin

From flow + motion.

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