spirometer

spirometer
noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary spiro- (from Latin spirare to breathe) + -meter Date: 1809 an instrument for measuring the air entering and leaving the lungs • spirometric adjectivespirometry noun

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  • Spirometer — (n) eng spirometer …   Arbeitssicherheit und Gesundheitsschutz Glossar

  • Spirometer — Spi*rom e*ter, n. [L. spirare to breathe + meter.] An instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs, or the volume of air which can be expelled from the chest after the deepest possible inspiration. Cf. {Pneumatometer}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Spirometer — Spirometer, s. Tafel »Apparate zur Atmungsphysiologie«, S. I (beim Artikel »Atmung«) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Spirometer — Spiromēter (lat. grch.), Atemmesser, gasometerartiger Apparat aus zwei Zylindergefäßen mit Skala, gibt nach Ausatmung in den Apparat den Luftgehalt der Lungen an. Spirometrīe, Bestimmung der eingeatmeten Luftmenge mittels S …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • spirometer — 1846, formed irregularly from L. spirare to breathe (see SPIRIT (Cf. spirit)) + METER (Cf. meter). Related: Spirometry …   Etymology dictionary

  • spirometer — [spī räm′ət ər] n. [ SPIRO 1 + METER] an instrument for measuring the breathing capacity of the lungs spirometric [spīrə mə′trik] adj. spirometry [spīräm′ə trē] n …   English World dictionary

  • Spirometer — A spirometer is an apparatus for measuring the volume of air inspired and expired by the lungs. It is a precision differential pressure transducer for the measurements of respiration flow rates. The spirometer records the amount of air and the… …   Wikipedia

  • Spirometer — Funktionelles Grundprinzip eines Spirometers Darstellung Spiromete …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Spirometer — spirometras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Plaučių įkvepiamo (arba iškvepiamo) oro tūrio matuoklis. atitikmenys: angl. spirometer vok. Atmungsmesser, m; Pneumonometer, n; Spirometer, n rus. спирометр, m pranc.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • spirometer — spirometras statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Plaučių įkvepiamo (arba iškvepiamo) oro tūrio matuoklis. atitikmenys: angl. spirometer vok. Atmungsmesser, m; Pneumonometer, n; Spirometer, n rus. спирометр, m pranc.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • Spirometer — spirometras statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. spirometer vok. Pneumonometer, n; Spirometer, n rus. спирометр, m pranc. spiromètre, m …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

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