different between spirometer vs anapnograph

English

Etymology

From Latin sp?ro (“to breathe”) +? -meter.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sp?????m.?t.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /spa????m.?t.?/
• Rhymes: -?m?t?(?)

Noun

spirometer (plural spirometers)

1. (medicine) An instrument for measuring the air capacity of the lungs.
   • 2000, Michael Roberts, Michael Jonathan Reiss, Grace Monger, Advanced Biology, Nelson, page 170,

     In humans, a spirometer can be used to record and measure lung volumes and oxygen consumption (illustration 1).

   • 2002, H. Nancy Holmes (editorial director), Illustrated Manual of Nursing Practice, Wolters Kluwer Health (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins), 3rd Edition, page 154,

     While all spirometers encourage slow, sustained maximal inspiration, they can be divided into two types: flow incentive and volume incentive.

   • 2005, E. Eber, M. S. Zach, Spirometry: Volume-Time and Flow-Volume Curves, Jürg Hammer, Ernst Eber (editors), Paediatric Pulmonary Function Testing, Karger Publishers, page 95,

     Wet-type spirometers (such as the classical bell spirometer with a water seal) are simple and accurate but are no longer in use as they have a hygiene problem; they are distinguished from dry-type spirometers (e.g., bellows or piston spirometer).

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References

• “spirometer”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “spirometer”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

See also

• pneumatometer

Anagrams

• spirometre, temporiser

English

Noun

anapnograph (plural anapnographs)

1. A form of spirometer.

Related terms

• spirometer
• anapnoic