- plethy
- , -sm, -smo (G). Fullness; increase, enlargement
Dictionary of word roots and combining forms . Donald J. Borror. 2013.
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plethysmograph — plethysmographic /pleuh thiz meuh graf ik/, adj. plethysmography /pleth iz mog reuh fee/, n. /pleuh thiz meuh graf , grahf /, n. a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ. [1870 75; < Gk… … Universalium
plethysmograph — ple•thys•mo•graph [[t]pləˈθɪz məˌgræf, ˌgrɑf[/t]] n. med a device for measuring and recording changes in the volume of the body or of a body part or organ • Etymology: 1870–75; < Gk plēthysm(ós) increase, multiplication (plēthý(nein) to… … From formal English to slang
