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spi·rom·e·ter (sp

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An instrument for measuring the volume of air entering and leaving the lungs.

spiro·metric (-r

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spi·rome·try n.

spirometry

the measurement of the breathing capacity of the lungs. — spirometer, n.

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spirometry - the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity

measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"

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spirometry (redirected from Lung function test)

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