kymograph

noun

ky·​mo·​graph ˈkī-mə-ˌgraf 

: a device which graphically records motion or pressure (as of blood)

kymographic

ˌkī-mə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

kymography

kī-ˈmä-grə-fē 

noun

Word History

Etymology

Greek kyma wave + International Scientific Vocabulary -graph — more at cyme

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

kymograph

noun

ky·​mo·​graph -ˌgraf 

: 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

kymographic

ˌkī-mə-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

kymography

kī-ˈmäg-rə-fē 

noun

plural kymographies