the measurement, using a spirometer, of the volume of air that a person can move into and out of the lungs
The most commonly used pulmonary function test, done in a doctor's office or pulmonary function laboratory The machine used measures how fast a person can blow out air, and how much air is blown The results of this test include the FEV-1, the peak flow, and the FVC
Spirometry is making pulmonary measurements with a spirometer, an instrument used for measuring respiratory gases
a broad test of lung function based on measurements of volume of air able to be expelled by a patient; More details are here
A test performed by breathing into an instrument called a spirometer that records the amount of air and the rate of air that is breathed in over a specified time