Diagnostic Procedure
plethysmography
[ pluh-thiz-muh-graf, -grahf ]
Subclass of:
Diagnostic Techniques, Cardiovascular
Definitions related to plethysmography:
  • A method used to measure changes in volume, pressure and resistance within an organ or whole body by means of a plethysmograph.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Recording of change in the size of a part as modified by the circulation in it.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Recording the changes in the size of a part as modified by the circulation of the blood in it.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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