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Lung volumes and lung capacities refer to the volume of air associated with different phases of the respiratory cycle. Lung volumes are directly measured. Lung capacities are inferred from lung volumes.
VC - vital capacity. Vital capacity (VC): the volume change of the lung between a full inspiration and a maximal expiration. The maneuver may be performed in different ways: The vital capacity is assessed during an inspiratory maneuver. Starting from end-tidal volume the subject expires maximally and subsequently makes a full inspiration.