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Definition of: kymograph
(kī′mə·graf, -gräf) noun
1. Med. An instrument for recording wave-like oscillations, composed of a revolving tambour on which a stylus records pulse waves, muscular contractions, respiratory movements, and the like.
2. Aeron. A device for recording the oscillations of an aircraft in flight. Also ky′mo·graph′i·on (-ē·on): sometimes spelled cymograph. [<Gk. kyma wave + -GRAPH]
—ky′mo·graph′ic adjective
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