douglas bag

douglas bag
\\ˈdəgləs-\ noun
Usage: usually capitalized D
Etymology: after C.G. Douglas died 1963 English physiologist
: an inflatable bag used to collect expired air for the determination of oxygen consumption and basal metabolic rate

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an airtight bag used to collect expired air for analysis of oxygen consumption.
[1960-65; named after Claude G. Douglas (1882-1963), British physiologist]

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