spiroscope

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noun

A wet meter used to determine the breathing capacity of the lungs.

OriginLatin spirare →
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Meanings

nounspiroscope (plural spiroscopes)

plural spiroscopes

  1. historicalmedicineA wet meter used to determine the breathing capacity of the lungs.

Origin

  1. Latinspirare“to breathe”
  2. Englishspiroscope

From Latin spirare (“to breathe”) + -scope.

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Cite this entry
APA

spiroscope. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiroscope

MLA

“spiroscope.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiroscope. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiroscope,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiroscope.

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