electrocardiograph
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From electro + cardio- + -graph.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]electrocardiograph (plural electrocardiographs)
- A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.
- Synonyms: cardiograph, ECG (initialism), EKG (initialism, from German)
Derived terms
[edit]- electrocardiographic (adj)
- electrocardiographically (adverb)
Related terms
[edit]- electrocardiogram (the recording produced by the device)
- electrocardiography (the modality of the device)
Translations
[edit]a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
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