pneumograph

noun pneu·mo·graph \ˈnü-mə-ˌgraf, ˈnyü-\

Definition of PNEUMOGRAPH

: an instrument for recording thoracic movements or volume change during respiration

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1878

Medical Dictionary

noun pneu·mo·graph \ˈn(y)ü-mə-ˌgraf\

: an instrument for recording the thoracic movements or volume change during respiration

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