Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Maximal Voluntary Ventilation

Measure of the maximum amount of air that can be breathed in and blown out over a sustained interval such as 15 or 20 seconds. Common abbreviations are MVV and MBC.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Measure of the maximum amount of air that can be breathed in and blown out over a sustained interval such as 15 or 20 seconds. Common abbreviations are MVV and MBC.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • MVV (Ventilation)
  • Maximal Breathing Capacity
  • Breathing Capacities, Maximal
  • Breathing Capacity, Maximal
  • Capacities, Maximal Breathing
  • Capacity, Maximal Breathing
  • Maximal Breathing Capacities
  • Maximal Voluntary Ventilations
  • Ventilation, Maximal Voluntary
  • Ventilations, Maximal Voluntary
  • Voluntary Ventilation, Maximal
  • Voluntary Ventilations, Maximal

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

usually NIM

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History Note

91(75); was see under RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW 1975-90

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Tree Numbers

  1. E01w.370.386.700w.660.500
  2. G09.772.650.630

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Maximal Voluntary Ventilation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008451. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008451
  2. Maximal Voluntary Ventilation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70680849