| 单词 | plethysmograph |
| 释义 | plethysmograph[ pluh-thiz-muh-graf, -grahf ] / pləˈθɪz məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf / nouna device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ. Origin of plethysmographFirst recorded in 1870–75; from Greek plēthysm(ós) “increase, multiplication” (plēthý(nein) “to increase,” derivative of plêthos “large number, crowd” + -smos, variant of -mos noun suffix) + -o- + -graph; first coined in Italian as pletismografo OTHER WORDS FROM plethysmographple·thys·mo·graph·ic [pluh-thiz-muh-graf-ik], /pləˌθɪz məˈgræf ɪk/, adjectivepleth·ys·mog·ra·phy [pleth-iz-mog-ruh-fee], /ˌplɛθ ɪzˈmɒg rə fi/, nounWords nearby plethysmographplessor, Plessy versus Ferguson, plethora, plethoric, plethysmogram, plethysmograph, plethysmometry, pleugh, pleur-, pleura, pleural Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for plethysmograph
British Dictionary definitions for plethysmographplethysmograph / (pləˈθɪzməˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf, -ˈθɪs-) / nouna 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 Word Origin for plethysmographC19: from Greek plēthusmos enlargement + graphein to write Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for plethysmographplethysmograph [ plĕ-thĭz′mə-grăf′ ] n.An instrument that measures variations in the size of an organ or body part on the basis of the amount of blood passing through or present in the part. Other words from plethysmographple•thys′mo•graph′ic adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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