Look up: spirometry


  1. Spirometry
    a test of lung condition; a person breathes into a machine called a spirometer that measures the volume of air exhaled
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  2. Spirometry
    The most common of the Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT), is the measurement of lung function, specifically the measurement of the amount (volume) and speed (flow) of air that can be inhaled and exhaled.
    Found op http://www.dwp.gov.uk/medical/med_conditions/glossary.html

  3. Spirometry
    Spirometry: A test of the air capacity of the lung. The test utilizes a machine called a spirometer to measure the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs.
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  4. Spirometry
    Spi·rom'e·try noun The act or process of measuring the chest capacity by means of a spirometer.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/166

  5. spirometry
    Measurement of volume of air inhaled or exhaled by the lung. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?spirometry

  6. spirometry
    noun the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spirometry

  7. spirometry
    (spi-rom´ә-tre) measurement of the breathing capacity by means of a spirometer; results can record total lung capacity, vital capacity, tidal volume, functional residual capacity, and residual volume. incentive spirometry a goal-oriented inhalation maneuver in which the patient is ...
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  8. Spirometry
    • (n.) The act or process of measuring the chest capacity by means of a spirometer.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/spirometry/

  9. Spirometry
    Spirometry (meaning the measuring of breath) is the most common of the pulmonary function tests (PFTs), measuring lung function, specifically the measurement of the amount (volume) and/or speed (flow) of air that can be inhaled and exhaled. Spirometry is an important tool used for generating pneumo...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirometry

  10. spirometry
    Type: Term Pronunciation: spī-rom′ĕ-trē Definitions: 1. Making pulmonary measurements with a spirometer.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=83864

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