photokymograph

photokymograph
A device for moving film at a constant speed so that a continuous record of a physiologic event may be obtained, as by a beam of light shining on the film. [photo- + G. kyma, wave, + grapho, to record]

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pho·to·ky·mo·graph .fōt-ō-'kī-mə-.graf n a kymograph in which the record is made photographically
pho·to·ky·mo·graph·ic -.kī-mə-'graf-ik adj

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pho·to·ky·mo·graph (fo″to-kiґmo-graf) a camera with a moving film for recording movements, as of the string in a string galvanometer; called also a recording camera.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • photokymograph — pho·to·kymograph …   English syllables

  • photokymograph — …   Useful english dictionary

  • recording camera — photokymograph …   Medical dictionary

  • photokymography — pho·to·ky·mog·ra·phy (fo″to ki mogґrə fe) the recording of movements (see kymography) with a photokymograph …   Medical dictionary

  • photokymographic — adjective see photokymograph …   Useful english dictionary

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