inspiratory capacity

inspiratory capacity
inspiratory capacity n the total amount of air that can be drawn into the lungs after normal expiration

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the volume of gas that can be taken into the lungs on a full inhalation, starting from the functional residual capacity; it is equal to the tidal volume plus the inspiratory reserve volume. Abbreviated IC. See illustration.

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