肺量计测定/肺功能检查(肺量测定):一种通过“用力吸气—呼气”来测量肺活量、呼气量与气流速度的检查方法,常用于评估哮喘、慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)等呼吸系统问题。(医学语境中最常见用法)
/spaɪˈrɑːmətri/
Spirometry can help diagnose asthma.
肺量计测定可以帮助诊断哮喘。
After months of coughing, the doctor ordered spirometry to assess whether his lung function had declined, especially during exercise.
咳嗽持续数月后,医生安排了肺量计测定,以评估他的肺功能是否下降,尤其是在运动时。
spirometry 来自 **spiro-**(与“呼吸”有关,源自拉丁语 spirare “呼吸”)+ -metry(“测量”,源自希腊语 metron “度量”)。字面意思就是“对呼吸进行测量”。