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Definition of Body plethysmograph
1. Noun. Plethysmograph consisting of a chamber surrounding the entire body; used in studies of respiration.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Body Plethysmograph
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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