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SPIROMETRY


originator: Claudia
origination date: 20/11/2001
subject field: medicine: diagnostic procedure
check date: 10/06/2002
checker: Pamela

Conceptual Structures
ISANONINVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST
ANCESTORSALL
DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE
EVENT
HEALTH-SERVE
MEDICAL-SERVE
NONINVASIVE-DIAGNOSTIC-TEST
PROFESSIONAL-SERVICE-EVENT
SERVICE-EVENT
SOCIAL-EVENT
WORK-ACTIVITY


English
spirometryterm type: main entry term
reliability code: 10
part of speech: noun
number: singular
definition: noninvasive test that measures the breathing efficiency of the lungs. It may be performed on a patient diagnosed with lung cancer to find out how much lung tissue can be safely removed so that the patient can still have relatively normal activities and a good quality of life. (en)

Spanish
espirometríadefinition: prueba no invasiva en la que se mide la capacidad respiratoria de los pulmones. Este procedimiento se utiliza en pacientes con cáncer de pulmón para averiguar cúanto tejido puede ser extraído quirúrgicamente sin que el paciente pierda su calidad de vida, pudiendo desarrollar sus actividades de forma normal.. (es)
gender: feminine
number: singular
part of speech: noun
reliability code: 10
term type: main entry term