Definition of Body plethysmograph

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

Generic synonyms: Plethysmograph

Lexicographical Neighbors of Body Plethysmograph

body of thigh bone
body of tibia
body of tongue
body of ulna
body of urinary bladder
body of uterus
body of vertebra
body of water
body of work
body pad
body part
body parts
body patterning
body piercing
body piercings
body plethysmograph (current term)
body politic
body process
body regions
body righting reflexes
body schema
body servant
body shop
body shops
body slam
body slams
body snatcher
body snatchers
body spray
body stocking

Literary usage of Body plethysmograph

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Physiology and Biochemistry in Modern Medicine by John James Rickard Macleod (1922)
"... we must either connect a recording instrument with the trachea or inclose the body of the animal in what is known as a body plethysmograph. ..."

2. A Comparison of Methods for Determining the Respiratory Exchange of Man by Thorne Martin Carpenter (1915)
"The only apparatus which is at present available is the body plethysmograph used by Haldane and Priestley.1 The difficulties of getting an air-tight closure ..."

3. Air Quality Criteria for Oxides of Nitrogenby Dennis J. Kotchmar by Dennis J. Kotchmar (1996)
"Plethysmograph: A device for measuring and recording changes in volume of a part, organ, or the whole body; a body plethysmograph is a chamber apparatus ..."

4. Biologic Markers in Pulmonary Toxicology by National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee on Pulmonary Toxicology (1989)
"... is used to measure dynamic compliance and airway resistance of the entire lung, without the need for a body plethysmograph or esophageal catheter. ..."

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