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Meaning of SPIROGRAPH

Pronunciation:  'spIru`graf

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 Definition: [n]  a measuring instrument for recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements
 
 See Also: measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spi"ro*graph\, n. [L. spirare to breathe + -graph.]
(Physiol.)
An instrument for recording the respiratory movements, as the
sphygmograph does those of the pulse.

 

 

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