pneumograph

[ noo-muh-graf, -grahf, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnu məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈnyu- /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a device for recording graphically the respiratory movements of the thorax.

Nearby words

pneumoencephalogram, pneumoencephalography, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, pneumogram, pneumograph, pneumographic, pneumography, pneumohemopericardium, pneumohemothorax, pneumohydrometra

Also pneumatograph.

Origin of pneumograph

First recorded in 1875–80; pneumo- + -graph

Related formspneu·mo·graph·ic

[noo-muh-graf-ik, nyoo-] /ˌnu məˈgræf ɪk, ˌnyu-/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for pneumograph

These are used for electrical connections and for connections with the manometer, stethoscope, and pneumograph.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man|Francis Gano Benedict

British Dictionary definitions for pneumograph

pneumograph

/ (ˈnjuːməˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

med an instrument for making a record (pneumogram) of respiratory movements

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