pneumograph

American  

[noo-muh-graf, -grahf, nyoo-] / ˈnu məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, ˈnju- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

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

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pneumograph British  

/ ˈnjuːməˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• pneumographic
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of pneumograph

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pneumograph

Everything worked like a clock, an altimeter or a pneumograph.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dr. Robert Harrington gently strapped Jimmy into the harness of a gadget called the pneumograph.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was done by means of the so-called pneumograph, attached to which was a lever recording the thoracic expansion and contraction.

From Clever Hans (The horse of Mr. Von Osten): A contribution to experimental animal and human psychology by Oskar Pfungst

This," he shot out, "is a pneumograph which shows the actual intensity of the emotions by recording their effects on the heart and lungs together.

From The Treasure-Train by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve

The connections for the pneumograph and stethoscope are made with the instruments outside on the table at the left of the bed calorimeter.

From Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man by Francis Gano Benedict

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