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vital capacity

DEFINITIONS OF: vital capacity

1

n 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

Type of:
diagnostic assay, diagnostic test
an assay conducted for diagnostic purposes
capacity, content
the amount that can be contained
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