- thoracometer
- An instrument for measuring the circumference of the chest or its variations in respiration. [thoraco- + G. metron, measure]
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tho·ra·com·e·ter (tho″rə-komґə-tər) [thoraco- + -meter] stethometer.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
thoracometer
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Thoracometer — Tho ra*com e*ter, n. (Physiol.) Same as {Stethometer}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thoracometer — Stethometer Ste*thom e*ter, n. [Gr. ? chest + meter.] (Physiol.) An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; also called {thoracometer}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stethometer — Ste*thom e*ter, n. [Gr. ? chest + meter.] (Physiol.) An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given point of the chest wall, during respiration; also called {thoracometer}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stethometer — steth·om·e·ter (steth omґə tər) [stetho + meter] an instrument for measuring the circular dimension or expansion of the chest. Called also thoracometer … Medical dictionary
