HyperDic: vital_capacity

English > 1 sense of the expression vital capacity:
NOUNquantityvital capacitythe maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer)
English > vital capacity: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity
MeaningThe maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition / condition of lung tissue.
Broadercapacity, contentThe amount that can be contained
diagnostic test, diagnostic assayAn assay conducted for diagnostic purposes

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