kymograph
[ kahy-muh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈkaɪ məˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun
an instrument for measuring and graphically recording variations in fluid pressure, as those of the human pulse.
Also
cymograph.
OTHER WORDS FROM kymograph
ky·mo·graph·ic [kahy-muh-graf-ik] /ˌkaɪ məˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby kymograph
kylix,
kyloe,
kymatism,
kymo-,
kymogram,
kymograph,
kymric,
kymry,
kynewulf,
kynurenic acid,
kynureninase
Example sentences from the Web for kymograph
The micrometer measurements in this case could be made at least as rapidly as measurements of kymograph curves.
By the kymograph respirations were found to become shallower in proportion to their frequency.
On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote |A. Mueller
British Dictionary definitions for kymograph
kymograph
cymograph
/ (ˈkaɪməˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
med
a rotatable drum for holding paper on which a tracking stylus continuously records variations in blood pressure, respiratory movements, etc
phonetics
this device as applied to the measurement of variations in the muscular action of the articulatory organs
an instrument for recording the angular oscillations of an aircraft in flight
Derived forms of kymograph
kymographic or cymographic, adjectiveWord Origin for kymograph
C20: from Greek
kuma wave +
-graph
Medical definitions for kymograph
kymograph
[ kī′mə-grăf′ ]
n.
An instrument for recording variations in pressure, as of the blood, or in tension, as of a muscle, by means of a pen or stylus that marks a rotating drum.