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Meaning of "plethysmograph" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLETHYSMOGRAPH

From Greek plēthusmos enlargement + graphein to write.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PLETHYSMOGRAPH

plethysmograph  [pləˈθɪzməˌɡrɑːf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PLETHYSMOGRAPH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Plethysmograph is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PLETHYSMOGRAPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

plethysmograph

Plethysmograph

A plethysmograph is an instrument for measuring changes in volume within an organ or whole body.

Definition of plethysmograph in the English dictionary

The definition of plethysmograph in the dictionary is a device for measuring the fluctuations in volume of a bodily organ or part, such as those caused by variations in the amount of blood it contains.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PLETHYSMOGRAPH


autograph
ˈɔːtəˌɡrɑːf
biograph
ˈbaɪəˌɡrɑːf
chromatograph
krəˈmætəˌɡrɑːf
chromolithograph
ˌkrəʊməʊˈlɪθəˌɡrɑːf
chronograph
ˈkrɒnəˌɡrɑːf
cinematograph
ˌsɪnɪˈmætəˌɡrɑːf
hydrograph
ˈhaɪdrəˌɡrɑːf
lithograph
ˈlɪθəˌɡrɑːf
Mimeograph
ˈmɪmɪəˌɡrɑːf
monograph
ˈmɒnəˌɡrɑːf
pantagraph
ˈpæntəˌɡrɑːf
pantograph
ˈpæntəˌɡrɑːf
paragraph
ˈpærəˌɡrɑːf
phonograph
ˈfəʊnəˌɡrɑːf
photograph
ˈfəʊtəˌɡrɑːf
photomicrograph
ˌfəʊtəʊˈmaɪkrəˌɡrɑːf
pictograph
ˈpɪktəˌɡrɑːf
seismograph
ˈsaɪzməˌɡrɑːf
spirograph
ˈspaɪrəˌɡrɑːf
typograph
ˈtaɪpəˌɡrɑːf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PLETHYSMOGRAPH

plesiosaurian
plessimeter
plessimetric
plessimetry
plessor
plethora
plethoric
plethorical
plethorically
plethysmogram
plethysmography
pleuch
pleugh
pleura
pleurae
pleural
pleurapophysis
pleurisy
pleurisy root
pleuritic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PLETHYSMOGRAPH

bar graph
cerograph
choreograph
color photograph
colour photograph
digraph
electrocardiograph
electron micrograph
graph
hectograph
holograph
ideograph
micrograph
polygraph
radiograph
seraph
spectrograph
stereograph
subgraph
subparagraph
telegraph

Synonyms and antonyms of plethysmograph in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «plethysmograph» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PLETHYSMOGRAPH

Find out the translation of plethysmograph to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of plethysmograph from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «plethysmograph» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

体积描记器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pletismógrafo
570 millions of speakers

English

plethysmograph
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

plethysmograph
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مخطاط التحجم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плетизмограф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

plethysmograph
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

plethysmograph
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Plethysmographe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Plethysmograph
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Plethysmographen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プレチスモグラフ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

plethysmograph
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Plethysmograph
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

plethysmograph
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

plethysmograph
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेथथ्यसोग्राफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pletismografın
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pletismografo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pletyzmograf
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плетизмограф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

plethysmograph
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

πληθυσμογράφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

plethysmograph
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pletysmograf
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

plethysmograph
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of plethysmograph

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PLETHYSMOGRAPH»

The term «plethysmograph» is normally little used and occupies the 118.659 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PLETHYSMOGRAPH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «plethysmograph» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «plethysmograph» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about plethysmograph

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLETHYSMOGRAPH»

Discover the use of plethysmograph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to plethysmograph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Infant Respiratory Function Testing
The plethysmograph is usually provided with a large stopcock or valve to vent the box to atmosphere. This should be opened before opening or closing the plethysmograph door or lid to minimize large pressure swings, which could damage ...
Janet Stocks, 1996
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Paediatric Pulmonary Function Testing
Equipment and Types of Plethysmographs The subject seated in a body plethysmograph compresses and decompresses his lung volume by performing expiratory and inspiratory efforts against an obstructed airway opening. This will be ...
Jürg Hammer, Ernst Eber, 2005
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European Respiratory Monograph 31: Lung Function Testing:
the wall of the plethysmograph to room air. The increase in lung volume that occurs during inspiration includes the volume of gas inspired plus the additional volume associated with decompression of TGV resulting from the fall in intrathoracic ...
R. Gosselink, H. Stam, 2005
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European Respiratory Monograph 47: Paediatric Lung Function:
There are different types of whole-body plethysmograph, and the characteristics of each one determines the application to which it is best suited. The plethysmograph that is most widely used for clinical purposes is the constant volume ...
U. Frey, P.J.F.M. Merkus, 2010
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Myers on Evidence in Child, Domestic, and Elder Abuse
Richard Lanyon and his colleagues wrote, “In cases of child sexual abuse, the use of the penile plethysmograph is gaining favor. This procedure, however, is even more controversial [than the polygraph], and is not considered appropriate in ...
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Pediatric Respiratory Medicine
3. Raw Raw flow (pneumotachograph) Types of plethysmographs. Dotted lines indicate volume change by compression; solid lines indicate volume change by expansion of thoracic gas (ΔVL). ΔVbox, Change in volume in plethysmograph; ...
Lynn Max Taussig, Louis I. Landau, Peter N. Le Souëf, 2008
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Safety Pharmacology in Pharmaceutical Development and Approval
induces an increase in lung volume (chest expansion) and thus an increase in plethysmograph pressure. On the other hand, exhalation to the atmosphere outside the plethysmograph induces a decrease in the plethysmograph pressure.
Shayne C. Gad, 2003
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Biomedical Instrumentation Systems
The instrument used for the detection of blood volume changes in the peripheral circulation is called a plethysmograph and the record of this change with respect to time is called a plethysmogram. The changes in the blood volume can be ...
Shakti Chatterjee, Aubert Miller, 2010
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Safety Pharmacology in Pharmaceutical Development: Approval ...
While. inside. the. plethysmograph,. inhalation.of.room.air.(from.outside.the. plethysmograph).by.the.test.ani- mal.induces.an.increase.in.lung.volume.(chest. expansion).and.thus.an. increase.in.plethysmograph.pressure..On.the.other.hand  ...
Shayne C. Gad, 2012
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Principles of Nutritional Assessment
14.6.2 Water-displacement plethysmography The use of a plethysmograph eliminates the necessity for totally irmnersing the subject in water, a disadvantage with the hydrostatic weighing method (Section 14.6.1). For the measurement, the ...
Rosalind S. Gibson, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLETHYSMOGRAPH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term plethysmograph is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ex-NFL player Sharper pleads guilty to rape in Louisiana
Sharper will be subject to lie detector tests and, while on lifetime probation in Arizona, to the “penile plethysmograph”, in which a sensor is ... «The Bell Jar, Jul 15»
2
Impact of obstructive sleep apnea on lung volumes and mechanical …
Lung volume and respiratory mechanical properties at different-frequencies were evaluated by plethysmograph and an impulse oscillation ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
3
Rachel Maddow's Interview With Rick Santorum
(Not one of Rick's ex-gay friends would ever allow us to test his ex-gayness by hooking him up to a penile plethysmograph and showing him ... «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
4
The Sex-Offender Test
To answer these questions, clinicians have used a variety of tools, including the polygraph, as well as the penile plethysmograph, a device ... «The Marshall Project, Jul 15»
5
How Our Sense Of Smell Makes Us Fall In Love And Stay In Love
Using a plethysmograph, a device that measures changes in volume of different parts of our body, researchers at the Smell and Taste ... «Elite Daily, Jun 15»
6
Darren Sharper pleads guilty to raping three women
He cannot travel from home more than 50 miles without approval, must submit to lie detector tests and to the “penile plethysmograph,” which ... «SI.com, Jun 15»
7
NFL's Darren Sharper pleads guilty to counts of drugging and raping …
The penile plethysmograph test, in which a sensor is attached to the genitalia to 'measure degree of arousal to certain stimuli', will be part of ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
8
Third-party apps on the Apple Watch set to improve
... bevy of buttons and sensors — the digital crown, speaker, plethysmograph, gyroscope, and heart rate monitor, among other accoutrements. «Digital Trends, May 15»
9
Could current Apple Watches also measure blood oxygen saturation?
In its Apple Watch teardown article, iFixit explains that the heart rate monitor in the wearable “is actually a plethysmograph – it looks and acts ... «AppAdvice, May 15»
10
6 lessons Apple Watch could learn from rival fitness trackers
Apple didn't tell anyone, but its heart rate monitor is actually a plethysmograph that acts like a pulse oximeter. The tech is there for Apple Watch ... «Cult of Mac, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Plethysmograph [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/plethysmograph>. Apr 2024 ».
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