See Also: Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect(medicine)
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Fahraeus, Robert Sanno(medicine)
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Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect (medicine) and Tax shield (money)


Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect (medicine)


Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect


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.


Tax shield (money)


Definition: [crh] The reduction in income taxes that results from taking an allowable deduction from taxable income.Definition: