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plethysmograph
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plethysmograph [plə′thiz·mə‚graf]
(medicine)
An instrument for measuring changes in the size of a part of the body by measuring changes in the amount of blood in that part.
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indicated by the peak in Photo Plethysmogram (PPG) of the pulse oximeter.
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It provides an indication of blood velocity by measuring the interval between the start of the cardiac cycle u indicated by a peak in the Electrocardiograph (ECG) waveform u and the time that fresh arterial blood reaches the skinu indicated by the peak in Photo Plethysmogram (PPG) of the pulse oximeter.
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