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stethometer

American  
[ste-thom-i-ter] / stɛˈθɒm ɪ tər /

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring the expansion of the chest and abdomen during respiration.


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Origin of stethometer

First recorded in 1840–50; stetho- + -meter


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