pneumograph

[ noo-muh-graf, -grahf, nyoo- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a device for recording graphically the respiratory movements of the thorax.

pneumograph

/ -ˌɡræf; ˈnjuːməˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. med an instrument for making a record ( pneumogram ) of respiratory movements

Other Words From

• pneu·mo·graph·ic [noo-m, uh, -, graf, -ik, nyoo-], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumograph¹

First recorded in 1875–80; pneumo- + -graph

Example Sentences

Dr. Robert Harrington gently strapped Jimmy into the harness of a gadget called the pneumograph.

From Time Magazine Archive

Everything worked like a clock, an altimeter or a pneumograph.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was done by means of the so-called pneumograph, attached to which was a lever recording the thoracic expansion and contraction.

From Project Gutenberg

This arrangement is possible except in those instances where connections pass clear through from the interior of the chamber to the outside, namely, the food-aperture, air-pipes, water-pipes, electrical connections, and tubes for connections with pneumograph and stethoscope; but the apparatus is so arranged as to have all of these openings in one part of the calorimeter.

From Project Gutenberg

Of the five connections appearing through the opening, reading from left to right, we have, first, the rubber connection with the pneumograph, then the tubing for connection with the stethoscope, then the electric-resistance thermometer, the telephone, and finally a push button for bell call.

From Project Gutenberg