pneumatometer

[noo-muh-tom-i-ter, nyoo-]

noun

an instrument for measuring either the quantity of air inhaled or exhaled during a single inspiration or expiration or the force of inspiration or expiration.

Origin of pneumatometer

First recorded in 1825–35; pneumato- + -meter

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British Dictionary definitions for pneumatometer

pneumatometer

noun

an instrument for measuring the pressure exerted by air being inhaled or exhaled during a single breathCompare spirometer

Derived Formspneumatometry, noun

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pneumatometer in Medicine

pneumatometer

[nōō′mə-tŏm′ĭ-tər]

n.

An instrument for measuring the force or volume of inspiration or expiration in the lungs.