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单词 plethysmograph
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Definition of plethysmograph in English:

plethysmograph

noun plɪˈθɪzməɡrɑːfpləˈTHizməˌɡraf
Medicine
  • An instrument for recording and measuring variation in the volume of a part of the body, especially as caused by changes in blood pressure.

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    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lennox and coworkers found that drift of an inductive plethysmography signal was only 22% of the drift arising from changes in temperature within a body plethysmograph.
    • Thus, the flows estimated in a body plethysmograph may not be fully available to the flow-limited subject.
    • Lung volumes were measured in a whole-body plethysmograph, and data were expressed as a percent of the predicted values published by Goldman and Becklake.
    • Functional respiratory variables in the animal models were measured with a double-chamber plethysmograph as described.
    • Hulskamp and coworkers measured lung volume with a new plethysmograph in 32 healthy infants.

Derivatives

  • plethysmographic

  • adjective
    Medicine
    • Before and after training, spirometry, plethysmographic lung volumes, and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity were assessed.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Baseline specific airways conductance and airway responsiveness to histamine were measured using a non invasive body plethysmographic technique.
      • The pulse oximeter also utilizes a plethysmographic waveform to differentiate pulsatile arterial hemoglobin saturation from venous blood.
      • In contrast to findings in healthy adults and older children, in whom results are very similar, plethysmographic lung volumes in infants have been consistently higher than those obtained by gas dilution.
      • These animal plethysmographic data are consistent with results from a large multicenter clinical study that demonstrated a high incidence of airway obstruction in sickle cell patients.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek plēthusmos 'enlargement' (based on plēthus 'fullness') + -graph.

Definition of plethysmograph in US English:

plethysmograph

nounpləˈTHizməˌɡraf
Medicine
  • An instrument for recording and measuring variation in the volume of a part of the body, especially as caused by changes in blood pressure.

    〔医〕体积描记器

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Functional respiratory variables in the animal models were measured with a double-chamber plethysmograph as described.
    • Lung volumes were measured in a whole-body plethysmograph, and data were expressed as a percent of the predicted values published by Goldman and Becklake.
    • Lennox and coworkers found that drift of an inductive plethysmography signal was only 22% of the drift arising from changes in temperature within a body plethysmograph.
    • Thus, the flows estimated in a body plethysmograph may not be fully available to the flow-limited subject.
    • Hulskamp and coworkers measured lung volume with a new plethysmograph in 32 healthy infants.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek plēthusmos ‘enlargement’ (based on plēthus ‘fullness’) + -graph.

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