Spirometer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /spʌɪˈɹɒm.ɪt.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spirometer is a noun meaning (medicine) An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
Meaning
(medicine) An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
Example Sentences
In humans, a spirometer can be used to record and measure lung volumes and oxygen consumption (illustration 1).
Wet-type spirometers (such as the classical bell spirometer with a water seal) are simple and accurate but are no longer in use as they have a hygiene problem; they are distinguished from dry-type spirometers (e.g., bellows or piston spirometer).
2002, H. Nancy Holmes (editorial director), Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice, Wolters Kluwer Health (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 3rd Edition, page 154, While all spirometers encourage slow, sustained maximal inspiration, they can be divided into two types: flow incentive and volume incentive.
Word Forms
- spirometers
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spirometre, spiroscope, pulmometer, bronchospirometer, ventilometer, pneumonometer.
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