respirometry

[res-puh-rom-i-tree]

noun

1. the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.

Word History and Origins

Origin of respirometry¹

First recorded in 1930–35; respire + -o- + -metry

Example Sentences

He captured birds from 89 species in Panama and, using a technique called respirometry, measured their metabolic rates across a range of temperatures.

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We’ve also lugged portable respirometry equipment into the bush, a metabolic lab in a briefcase, to measure the energy costs of foraging activities such as walking, climbing, digging tubers and chopping trees.

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“We can get respirometry from a single fruit fly,” said Dr. Fuller proudly as he stood before the stack of equipment that makes up the respirometer.

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Meanwhile, he is working with zoos to put captive females, which weigh up to 370 kilograms, into respirometry chambers built around a polar-bear-sized 'endless pool' or treadmill.

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Wild animals must be trained or coaxed into a respirometry chamber, whether in the field or in a lab, which sometimes proves difficult.

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