ky·mo·graph | \ ˈkī-mə-ˌgraf 
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\Definition of kymograph
: a device which graphically records motion or pressure (as of blood)
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kymographic \ ˌkī-mə-ˈgra-fik \ adjective
\ adjectivekymography \ kī-ˈmä-grə-fē \ noun
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kymograph
nounky·mo·graph | \ -ˌgraf \
\Medical Definition of kymograph
: a device which graphically records motion or pressure especially : a recording device including an electric motor or clockwork that drives a usually slowly revolving drum which carries a roll of plain or smoked paper and also having an arrangement for tracing on the paper by means of a stylus a graphic record of motion or pressure (as of the organs of speech, blood pressure, or respiration) often in relation to particular intervals of time
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kymographic \ ˌkī-mə-ˈgraf-ik \ adjective
\ adjectivekymography \ kī-ˈmäg-rə-fē \ noun, plural kymographies
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The first known use of kymograph was in 1872
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