noun. an tool which documents the motions or volume alter of the lungs. The documentation is generated either by electric monitoring of the rate and level of respiratory motions or by X-ray imaging of the lungs once they have been injected with a gas to better the visual contrast between different regions of tissue. Commonly referred to as pneumatograph- stethograph.
PNEUMOGRAPH: "The pneumograph will allow us to get a better view of what is going on and how to treat your symptoms."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "PNEUMOGRAPH," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/pneumograph/ (accessed November 18, 2019).
