stethometer

noun

ste·​thom·​e·​ter

-mətə-

: an apparatus for measuring the expansion of the chest wall during respiration

stethometric

¦stethə¦me‧trik

adjective

stethometry

stə̇ˈthämətrē

steˈ-

noun

plural -es

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary steth- + -meter

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