Vital-capacity
noun, Physiology.
1.
the greatest amount of air that can be forced from the lungs after maximum inhalation.
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
vital capacity n.
Abbr. VC
The amount of air that can be forcibly expelled from the lungs following breathing in as deeply as possible. Also called respiratory capacity.
vital capacity
(vīt’l)
The maximum amount of air that can be expelled from the lungs after breathing in as deeply as possible.
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