Quantitative Concept
biomechanical compliance
bi·o·me·chan·i·cal com·pli·ance
Subclass of:
elasticity
Definitions related to biomechanical compliance:
  • (compliance) Distensibility measure of a chamber such as the lungs (LUNG COMPLIANCE) or bladder. Compliance is expressed as a change in volume per unit change in pressure.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (index of expandability) An index reflecting distensibility of elastic organ(s) defined as the change in volume per unit change in pressure (dV/dP).
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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