spirometer
[spahy-rom-i-ter]
- an instrument for determining the capacity of the lungs.
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Note: I would advise a spirometer for measuring the capacity of the lungs.
Encyclopedia of Diet, Vol. 4 (of 5)Eugene Christian
The spirometer, a useful but rather expensive little instrument, measures accurately lung capacity.
The Boy's VoiceJ. Spencer Curwen
Hence, the spirometer directly measures the respiratory capacity, and only indirectly the pulmonary capacity.
Pedagogical AnthropologyMaria Montessori
The spirometer only registered 200 cubic inches instead of 260, which, according to Hutchinson's table, was his mean.
The Mechanism of the Human VoiceEmil Behnke
It will be found by occasional trials upon the spirometer that the breathing capacity increases with these exercises.
The Mechanism of the Human VoiceEmil Behnke
spirometer
- an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungsCompare pneumatometer
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spirometer
(spī-rŏm′ĭ-tər)- An instrument for measuring the volume of air entering and leaving the lungs.
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