Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An apparatus for recording the movements of the diaphragm during respiration.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) An instrument for registering the movements of the diaphragm, or midriff, in respiration.
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- noun physiology An
instrument for registering the movements of thediaphragm , ormidriff , inrespiration .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek
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A phrenograph is a written description of the character of an individual, giving all the minute points and shadings of character in the language of the examiner, and its value depends upon the perspicuity and literary expression of the writer not less than upon his skill as a phrenologist.
How to Become Rich A Treatise on Phrenology, Choice of Professions and Matrimony William Windsor
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