PLETHYSMOGRAPH


Meaning of PLETHYSMOGRAPH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌgraf ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Greek plēthysmos increase, from plēthynein to increase, from plēthys mass, quantity, from plēthein

Date: 1872

: an instrument for determining and registering variations in the size of an organ, limb, or part resulting from changes in the amount of blood present or passing through it

• ple·thys·mo·graph·ic -ˌthiz-mə-ˈgra-fik adjective

• ple·thys·mo·graph·i·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb

• pleth·ys·mog·ra·phy ˌple-thiz-ˈmä-grə-fē noun

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