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peak flow meter
peak flow metern. A portable instrument that detects minute decreases in air flow, used by people with asthma to monitor small changes in breathing capacity.
peak flow meter
peak flow metera hand-held device that measures peak expiratory flow; useful for self-monitoring of airway obstruction in asthma.peak flow metern. A portable instrument that detects minute decreases in air flow, used by people with asthma to monitor small changes in breathing capacity.peak flow·me·ter, peak flow meter (pēk flō'mē-tĕr) A portable device for measuring and displaying the highest level of expiratory flow produced by a patient; commonly used to monitor pulmonary function in patients with a reversible disease of the airways. |