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Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System > Respiratory Function Tests > Plethysmography, Whole Body
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Plethysmography, Whole Body  

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  • Body Plethysmographies, Whole
  • Body Plethysmography, Whole
  • Plethysmographies, Whole Body
  • Whole Body Plethysmographies
  • Whole Body Plethysmography

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  • Measurement of the volume of gas in the lungs, including that which is trapped in poorly communicating air spaces. It is of particular use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

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