pneumograph

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

/ ˈnu məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈnyu- /

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noun Medicine/Medical.

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

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Also pneumatograph.

Origin of pneumograph

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pneumograph

pneu·mo·graph·ic

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

Words nearby pneumograph

pneumodynamics, pneumoencephalogram, pneumoencephalography, pneumogastric, pneumogastric nerve, pneumograph, pneumography, pneumon-, pneumonectomy, pneumonia, pneumonic

How to use pneumograph in a sentence

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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