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A measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs
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spirometer
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) A device used to measure the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
contrivance for measuring lung capacity, 1846, formed irregularly from Latin spirare "to breathe" (see spirit (n.)) + -meter . Related: Spirometry .
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spirometer \Spi*rom"e*ter\, n. [L. spirare to breathe + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs, or the volume of air which can be expelled from the chest after the deepest possible inspiration. Cf. Pneumatometer .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
A spirometer is an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs . A spirometer measures ventilation, the movement of air into and out of the lungs. The spirogram will identify two different types of abnormal ventilation patterns, ...
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