spirometer
An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
Noun
- 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:
- 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...
- 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.,...
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīro Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron)der. English -meter English spirometer From Latin spīro (“to breathe”) + English -meter.