anapnograph

anapnograph means A form of spirometer.

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Etymology

From French anapnographe, coined by the device's inventors Léon Bergeon and M. Kastus in the 1860s, from Ancient Greek ἀναπνοή (anapnoḗ, “recovery of breath; respiration”) (from ἀναπνέω (anapnéō, “to draw breath”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + πνέω (pnéō, “to breathe”)) + French -graphe (see -graph).

noun

A form of spirometer.

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Words closest in meaning

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anemograph 69% match — An anemometer that makes a graphical recording. vs anapnograph →
anemometrograph 67% match — An anemograph. vs anapnograph →
pneumonometer 67% match — A spirometer vs anapnograph →
pneumometer 66% match — A spirometer. vs anapnograph →
anemogram 65% match — A record made by an anemograph. vs anapnograph →
oxygraph 63% match — A form of respirometer. vs anapnograph →
spirograph 63% match — an instrument for measuring and recording the depth and rapidity of breathing movements vs anapnograph →
actinograph 62% match — A recording actinometer. vs anapnograph →