kymograph

• Wissenschaftliches Gerät mit einer rotierenden, mit Papier bespannten Trommel, auf der ein Schreibstift eine fortlaufende Aufzeichnung, etwa von Atmung oder Blutdruck, erzeugt.

A scientific instrument consisting of a rotating drum holding paper on which a stylus traces a continuous record, such as of breathing or blood pressure.

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   A laboratory device that uses a rotating drum covered with paper to trace continuous physiological measurements, such as breathing rate or blood pressure, via a stylus.

   Kymograph

   • The physiologist employed a kymograph to monitor the subject's respiratory patterns.
   • Using a kymograph, they recorded the rhythmic contractions of the heart muscle.
   • The stylus on the kymograph left a fine line on the rotating drum, representing blood pressure fluctuations.
   • Although largely replaced by digital monitors, the kymograph remains a symbol of early experimental physiology.