vital capacity


nounPhysiology.
  1. the greatest amount of air that can be forced from the lungs after maximum inhalation.

Origin of vital capacity

1
First recorded in 1850–55

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British Dictionary definitions for vital capacity

vital capacity

noun
  1. physiol the volume of air that can be exhaled from the lungs after the deepest possible breath has been taken: a measure of lung function

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Scientific definitions for vital capacity

vital capacity

[ vītl ]


  1. The maximum amount of air that can be expelled from the lungs after breathing in as deeply as possible.

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