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Noun: vital capacity
  1. The maximum amount of air that can be exhaled after a maximum inhalation (usually tested with a spirometer); used to determine the condition of lung tissue

Derived forms: vital capacities

Type of: capacity, content, diagnostic assay, diagnostic test

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