Benedict-Roth spirometer

Ben·e·dict-Roth spi·rom·e·ter

(bĕn'ĕ-dikt-rawth spī-rom'ĕ-tĕr)

Closed-circuit instrument used to determine oxygen consumption over time and to calculate basal metabolic rate. Each liter of oxygen consumed represents 4.825 calories.

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