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spirometer

/spʌɪˈɹɒm.ɪt.ə/US/spaɪˈɹɑm.ət.ɚ/

spirometer noun: an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.

spirometer: an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs
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Noun

spirometer (plural spirometers)

  1. An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
    • In humans, a spirometer can be used to record and measure lung volumes and oxygen consumption (illustration 1).2000, Michael Roberts, Michael Jonathan Reiss, Grace Monger, Advanced Biology, Nelson, page 170
    • While all spirometers encourage slow, sustained maximal inspiration, they can be divided into two types: flow incentive and volume incentive.2002, H. Nancy Holmes (editorial director), Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice, Wolters Kluwer Health (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 3rd Edition, page 154

spirometer meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

spirometer in Tamil

மூச்சுப்பைக் கோள்மானி, சுழல்மானி, மூச்சாற்றல் அளவி, மூச்சுமானி

spirometer in Malay

medical device
spirometer

spirometer in Indonesian

medical device
spirometer

Forms of spirometer

pluralspirometers

Origin of spirometer

From Latin spīro (“to breathe”) + English -meter.

Words formed from spirometer

Words that rhyme with spirometer

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Questions about spirometer

What does spirometer mean?
Spirometer means an instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
What is spirometer in Tamil?
Spirometer in Tamil is மூச்சுப்பைக் கோள்மானி, சுழல்மானி, மூச்சாற்றல் அளவி. See Spirometer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spirometer?
Spirometer is a noun.
How do you pronounce spirometer?
Spirometer is pronounced /spʌɪˈɹɒm.ɪt.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of spirometer?
The plural of spirometer is spirometers.

Words near spirometer in the dictionary

  1. spiroligomer
  2. spiroligomers
  3. spirolobous
  4. spiroloculine
  5. spiromesifen
  6. spirometer
  7. spirometers
  8. spirometo-series
  9. spirometre
  10. spirometres
  11. spirometric

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