"phrenograph" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: phrenographs [plural]
Etymology: From phreno- + -graph. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|phreno|graph}} phreno- + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} phrenograph (plural phrenographs)
  1. (physiology) An instrument for registering the movements of the diaphragm, or midriff, in respiration. Categories (topical): Physiology
    Sense id: en-phrenograph-en-noun-Qmo1xg23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with phreno- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with phreno-: 45 55 Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
  2. A phrenological profile; a delineation of a person's characteristics based on a phrenological examination.
    Sense id: en-phrenograph-en-noun-mkuq4AEG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with phreno-, English terms suffixed with -graph, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with phreno-: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -graph: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62

Inflected forms

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