BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does body plethysmograph mean? 

• BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPH (noun)
  The noun BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPH has 1 sense:

1. plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body; used in studies of respiration

  Familiarity information: BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BODY PLETHYSMOGRAPH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body; used in studies of respiration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("body plethysmograph" is a kind of...):

plethysmograph (a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a part or organ or whole body (usually resulting from fluctuations in the amount of blood it contains))