Spirometer

//spʌɪˈɹɒm.ɪt.ə// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.

    "In humans, a spirometer can be used to record and measure lung volumes and oxygen consumption (illustration 1)."

  2. 2
    a measuring instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs wordnet

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instrumentsyringe

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"In humans, a spirometer can be used to record and measure lung volumes and oxygen consumption (illustration 1)."

Etymology

From Latin spīro (“to breathe”) + -meter.

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