spirometer noun. [spʌɪ'rɒmɪtǝ] M19.
[from Latin spirare breathe + -OMETER.]
Medicine. An instrument for measuring the volume of inhaled or exhaled air. Also called pulmometer.

■ spiro'metric,

■ spiro'metrical adjectives pertaining to (the use of) a spirometer L19.

■ spi'rometry noun measurement of lung-capacity with a spirometer M19.

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