respirometer

[ res-puh-rom-i-ter ]

noun
  1. an instrument for measuring the extent of respiratory movement.

  2. an instrument for measuring oxygen consumption or carbon dioxide production in an isolated tissue.

Origin of respirometer

1
First recorded in 1885–90; respire + -o- + -meter

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