Definition: 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)
used in resp funct tests; do not use /util except by MeSH definition; DF: PLETHYSMOGR WHOLE BODY
Other names Whole Body Plethysmographies; Plethysmographies, Whole Body; Body Plethysmography, Whole; Body Plethysmographies, Whole; Whole Body Plethysmography