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spirograph
[spi´ro-graf]an apparatus for measuring and recording respiratory movements.
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spi·ro·graph
(spī'rō-graf),A device for representing graphically the depth and rapidity of respiratory movements.
[L. spiro, to breathe, + G. graphō, to write]
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spirograph
(spī′rə-grăf′)n.
An instrument for registering the depth and rapidity of respiratory movements.
spi′ro·graph′ic adj.
spi′ro·graph′i·cal·ly adv.
spi·rog′ra·phy (spī-rŏg′rə-fē) n.
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spi·ro·graph
(spī'rō-graf)A device for representing graphically the depth and rapidity of respiratory movements.
[L. spiro, to breathe, + G. graphō, to write]
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spi·ro·graph
(spī'rō-graf)Device for representing depth and rapidity of respiratory movements graphically.
[L. spiro, to breathe, + G. graphō, to write]
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