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VITAL CAPACITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("vital capacity" is a kind of...):
diagnostic assay; diagnostic test (an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes)
capacity; content (the amount that can be contained)
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