"plethysmograph" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /plɛˈðɪz.məˌɡɹæf/ [US], /pləˈðɪz.məˌɡɹæf/ [US] Forms: plethysmographs [plural]
Etymology: Late 19th century: from Ancient Greek πληθυσμός (plēthusmós, “enlargement”) + -graph. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|πληθυσμός|t=enlargement}} Ancient Greek πληθυσμός (plēthusmós, “enlargement”), {{affix|en|-graph}} -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} plethysmograph (plural plethysmographs)
  1. (medicine) An instrument for measuring changes in volume within an organ or whole body (usually via fluctuations in the amount of fluid it contains). Wikipedia link: plethysmograph Categories (topical): Medicine Derived forms: photoplethysmograph, plethysmography
    Sense id: en-plethysmograph-en-noun-je4aEvfN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -graph Topics: medicine, sciences

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