respirometry

American  

[res-puh-rom-i-tree] / ˌrɛs pəˈrɒm ɪ tri /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of respirometry

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.

From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2024

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.

From Scientific American • Dec. 13, 2022