spirometry

spi·rom·e·ter

 (spī-rŏm′ĭ-tər)

n.

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

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spi′ro·met′ric (-rə-mĕt′rĭk) adj.

spi·rom′e·try n.

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spirometry

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

See also: Medical Specialties

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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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Translations

spirométrie

spi·rom·e·try

n. espirometría, medida de la capacidad respiratoria tomada por medio de un espirómetro.

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spirometry

n espirometría; incentive — espirometría incentivada

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