Bernoulli, Daniel
(bĕr-noo-lē)
Swiss mathematician, 1700-1782.
Bernoulli effect
In pulmonology, the inverse variation in pressure with gas velocity in tubal air flow.
Bernoulli equation (simplified)
The pressure gradient across a heart valve equals four times the velocity of blood flow squared: Δ P = 4V2.
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