Plethysmograph Definition

plĕ-thĭzmə-grăf, plə-
noun
Any of several instruments for measuring and recording various bodily functions, as the velocity or volume of blood flow, heart rate or breathing rate, changes in the size of organs or limbs, etc.
Webster's New World

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plethysmograph
Plural:
plethysmographs

Origin of Plethysmograph

  • Greek plēthusmos increase (from plēthūnein to increase) (from plēthūs quantity) (from plēthein to be full pelə-1 in Indo-European roots) –graph

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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