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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

/ vīt′l /

  1. The maximum amount of air that can be expelled from the lungs after breathing in as deeply as possible.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vital capacity1

First recorded in 1850–55

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Example Sentences

In vital capacity, the most important of all physiological characteristics, the tendency of the race has been downward.

This total of 230 cubic inches forms what is called the vital capacity of the chest (Fig. 90).

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