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gasometer
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gas·om·e·ter (g-sm-tr)
n.
An apparatus for measuring gases.

gasometer (gasäm´tur),
n a calibrated instrument or vessel for measuring the volume of gases. Used in clinical and physiologic investigation for measuring respiratory volume.


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