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vital capacity

noun Physiology.
  1. the greatest amount of air that can be forced from the lungs after maximum inhalation.
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Origin of vital capacity

First recorded in 1850–55
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British Dictionary definitions for vital capacity

vital capacity

noun
  1. 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
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vital capacity in Medicine

vital capacity

n.
  1. The amount of air that can be forcibly expelled from the lungs following breathing in as deeply as possible.respiratory capacity
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vital capacity in Science

vital capacity

[vīt′l]
  1. The maximum amount of air that can be expelled from the lungs after breathing in as deeply as possible.
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