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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.
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Origin of respirometer

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

respirometer

(rĕs′pə-rŏm′ĭ-tər)
n.
  1. An instrument for measuring the degree and nature of respiration.
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