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kymograph

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ky·mo·graph  (km-grf)
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.

[Greek kma, something swollen; see cyma + -graph.]

kymo·graphic adj.

kymograph [ˈkaɪməˌgrɑːf -ˌgræf], cymograph
n
1. (Medicine) Med a rotatable drum for holding paper on which a tracking stylus continuously records variations in blood pressure, respiratory movements, etc.
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics this device as applied to the measurement of variations in the muscular action of the articulatory organs
3. (Engineering / Aeronautics) an instrument for recording the angular oscillations of an aircraft in flight
[from Greek kuma wave + -graph]
kymographic , cymographic adj
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Noun1.kymograph - scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record (as of breathing or blood pressure)
scientific instrument - an instrument used by scientists


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Founded in 1951, Nihon Kohden developed the 8-channel electroencephalograph which was the first to be completely powered from the AC lines, an EKG system using a photographic process to view the waveforms and a kymograph chart recorder to record variations in blood pressure or muscle tension.
 
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