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spirometer
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spi·rom·e·ter  (sp-rm-tr)
n.
An instrument for measuring the volume of air entering and leaving the lungs.
spiro·metric (-r-mtrk) adj.
spi·rome·try n.
spirometer [spaɪˈrɒmɪtə]
n
(Medicine) an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs Compare pneumatometer
spirometric  [ˌspaɪrəˈmɛtrɪk] adj
spirometry  n
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Noun1.spirometer - a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungsspirometer - a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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