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vital capacity

 
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–noun Physiology.
the greatest amount of air that can be forced from the lungs after maximum inhalation.
Origin:
1850–55
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vital capacity  
n.  The amount of air that can be forcibly expelled from the lungs after breathing in as deeply as possible.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: vital capacity
Function: noun
: the breathing capacity of the lungs expressed as the number of cubic inches or cubic centimeters of air that can be forciblyexhaled after a full inspiration
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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