Spirometer

spirometer /spi·rom·e·ter/ (spi-rom´e-ter) an instrument for measuring the air taken into and exhaled by the lungs.

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spi·rom·e·ter (sp-rm-tr)

n.

An instrument for measuring the volume of air entering and leaving the lungs.

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spiro·metric (-r-mtrk) adj.

spi·rome·try n.

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Spirometer

An instrument that is used to test lung capacity. It is used to screen patients with dyspnea.

Mentioned in: Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Shortness of Breath

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spirometer

an instrument for measuring air taken into and expelled from the lungs. The spirometer provides a relatively simple method for determining most of the lung volumes and capacities that are measured in pulmonary function tests.