"spirograph" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spirographs [plural]
Etymology: spiro- + graph Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|spiro|graph}} spiro- + graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} spirograph (plural spirographs)
  1. (medicine) an instrument for measuring and recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements Categories (topical): Medicine Related terms: spirogram Translations (instrument): spirografi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-spirograph-en-noun-YknbbyV8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with spiro- Topics: medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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