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[n] a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains) |
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PLETHYSMOGRAPH is a 14 letter word that starts with P. |
| | See Also: | | body plethysmograph, digital plethysmograph, measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pleth"ys*mo*graph\, n. [Gr. ? an enlargement +
-graph.] (Physiol.)
An instrument for determining and registering the variations
in the size or volume of a limb, as the arm or leg, and hence
the variations in the amount of blood in the limb. --
{Pleth`ys*mo*graph"ic}, a.
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