vital capacity

English

Noun

vital capacity (countable and uncountable, plural vital capacities)

(biology) The maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs following maximum inspiration.

Derived terms

forced vital capacity

Translations

maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs

Chinese:
Mandarin: 肺活量 (zh) (fèihuóliàng)
Danish: lungekapacitet c, vitalkapacitet c
Finnish: vitaalikapasiteetti
German: Lungenvolumen (de) n, Vitalkapazität f
Hungarian: vitálkapacitás (hu)
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Swedish: vitalkapacitet (sv) c

See also

lung volume

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