Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the spirometer; ascertained by means of the spirometer; as tested by the spirometer.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
spirometry .
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Examples
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When COPD was clinically confirmed though a diagnostic method known as spirometric testing:
WebMD Health 2009
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Patients underwent spirometric and lung volumes assessment and an incremental cycling exercise test.
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Furthermore, patients will undergo rhinometric examinations and spirometric tests at baseline and during the assessment period to further evaluate WF10's efficacy.
Medindia Health News 2010
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They also underwent an average of four spirometric tests during the study.
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The reference standard was the Tiffeneau ratio (FEV1 / VC) as received by spirometric manoeuvre and / or results of bronchial provocation.
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While tobacco smoking was associated with increased risk, smokers who reported using both tobacco and marijuana were 2.5 times more likely than nonsmokers to have respiratory symptoms and almost 3 times more likely to have COPD as defined by spirometric testing.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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This modeling has robust power to predict survival; hence the use of multiple spirometric values is a strong surrogate for long-term outcomes.
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Bronchial provocation with methacholine was performed to determine bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR) in the event of inconclusive spirometric results.
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Smokers who reported using both marijuana and tobacco were almost 2.5 times more likely than nonsmokers to have respiratory symptoms and nearly 3 times more likely than nonsmokers to have COPD as defined by spirometric testing.
Blisstree 2009
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Dr. Greening and colleagues recruited patients with clinical and spirometric COPD and classified them according to their level of obesity, from normal weight (BMI
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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