spirometry
IPA: spɝˈɑmʌtri
noun
- (medicine) The measurement of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs, using a spirometer.
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Examples of "spirometry" in Sentences
- Please see spirometry for more information.
- Pulmonary reserve is measured by spirometry.
- Obstruction can be measured using spirometry.
- This can make spirometry difficult or impossible.
- FVC is the most basic maneuver in spirometry tests.
- They are measured by other PFT tests but not by spirometry.
- Vigorous incentive spirometry is used to prevent pneumonia.
- The degree of narrowing can then be quantified by spirometry.
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