- plethysmography
- noun see plethysmograph
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plethysmography
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Plethysmography — Pleth ys*mog ra*phy, n. (Physiol.) The study, by means of the plethysmograph, of the variations in size of a limb, and hence of its blood supply. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plethysmography — See plethysmographic. * * * … Universalium
plethysmography — noun The diagnostic use of a plethysmograph … Wiktionary
plethysmography — Measuring and recording changes in volume of an organ or other part of the body by a plethysmograph. [G. plethysmos, increase, + graphe, a writing] impedance p. recording changes in electrical impedance between electrodes placed on opposite sides … Medical dictionary
plethysmography — pleth·ys·mog·ra·phy … English syllables
plethysmography — n. the process of recording the changes in the volume of a limb caused by alterations in blood pressure. The limb is inserted into a fluid filled watertight casing (oncometer) and the pressure variations in the fluid are recorded … The new mediacal dictionary
plethysmography — ˌplethə̇zˈmägrəfē, thə̇sˈ noun ( es) : the use of the plethysmograph : examination by plethysmograph … Useful english dictionary
Body plethysmography — is a very sensitive lung measurement used to detect lung pathology that might be missed with conventional pulmonary function tests. This method of obtaining the absolute volume of air within one s lungs may be also be used in situations where… … Wikipedia
Optoelectronic plethysmography — is a method to evaluate ventilation through an external measurement of the chest wall surface motion. This method has been developed at the Bioengineering Department of the Politecnico di Milano university. A number of small reflective markers… … Wikipedia
air plethysmography — air cuff plethysmography a technique for measuring venous hemodynamics, usually in the legs: with the patient supine with lower limbs elevated, a pneumatic cuff attached to a recording device is applied to the limb; volume changes are recorded… … Medical dictionary
