"vital capacity" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vital capacities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vital capacity (countable and uncountable, plural vital capacities)
  1. (biology) The maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs following maximum inspiration. Wikipedia link: vital capacity Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biology Derived forms: forced vital capacity Related terms: lung volume Translations (maximum volume of air that can be discharged from the lungs): 肺活量 (fèihuóliàng) (Chinese Mandarin), lungekapacitet [common-gender] (Danish), vitalkapacitet [common-gender] (Danish), vitaalikapasiteetti (Finnish), Lungenvolumen [neuter] (German), Vitalkapazität [feminine] (German), vitálkapacitás (Hungarian), vitalkapacitet [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-vital_capacity-en-noun-55W4FjmB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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