pneumography

pneu·mog·ra·phy

[noo-mog-ruh-fee, nyoo-]
noun Medicine/Medical.
1.
the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
2.
the production of x-ray photographs of the lungs.

Origin:
1835–45; pneumo- + -graphy

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pneumography pneu·mog·ra·phy (n&oomacr;-mŏg'rə-fē, ny&oomacr;-)
n.
Radiography of the lungs.


pneu'mo·graph' (n&oomacr;'mə-grāf', ny&oomacr;'-) or pneu·mat'o·graph' (n&oomacr;-māt'ə-grāf', ny&oomacr;-) n.

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Pneumography is always a great word to know.
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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