plethysmography

plethysmography
Measuring and recording changes in volume of an organ or other part of the body by a plethysmograph. [G. plethysmos, increase, + graphe, a writing]
- impedance p. recording changes in electrical impedance between electrodes placed on opposite sides of a part of the body, as a measure of volume changes in the path of the current. SYN: dielectrography.
- venous occlusion p. measurement of the rate of arterial inflow into an organ or limb segment by measuring its initial rate of increase in volume when its venous outflow is suddenly occluded.

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pleth·ys·mog·ra·phy .pleth-iz-'mäg-rə-fē n, pl -phies the use of the plethysmograph: examination by plethysmograph

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n.
the process of recording the changes in the volume of a limb caused by alterations in blood pressure. The limb is inserted into a fluid-filled watertight casing (oncometer) and the pressure variations in the fluid are recorded.

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pleth·ys·mog·ra·phy (pleth″iz-mogґrə-fe) the recording of the changes in the size of a part, particularly as modified by the circulation of the blood in it. Called also pulse volume recording.

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