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vital capacity
noun
, Physiology.
- the greatest amount of air that can be forced from the lungs after maximum inhalation.
vital capacity
noun
- physiol the volume of air that can be exhaled from the lungs after the deepest possible breath has been taken: a measure of lung function
vital capacity
/ vīt′l /
- The maximum amount of air that can be expelled from the lungs after breathing in as deeply as possible.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of vital capacity1
First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences
In vital capacity, the most important of all physiological characteristics, the tendency of the race has been downward.
From Project Gutenberg
This total of 230 cubic inches forms what is called the vital capacity of the chest (Fig. 90).
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