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match test match test A screening test of expiratory capacity and expiratory airway obstruction, in which a lighted match is held at 10–15 cm from the opened mouth; failure to blow out the match after six tries—a finding typical of advanced emphysema—indicates a maximum breathing capacity < 40 L/min, and maximum mid-expiratory flow rate of < 0.6 L/sec.match test Respiratory therapy A screening test of expiratory capacity and expiratory airway obstruction, in which lighted match is held at 10-15 cm from the opened mouth; failure to blow out the match after 6 tries–a finding typical of advanced emphysema–indicates a maximum breathing capacity < 40 L/min, and maximum mid-expiratory flow rate of < 0.6 L/sec |