hartfilm

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Compound of hart (heart) +‎ film (film, photosensitive layer).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑrt.fɪlm/
  • Hyphenation: hart‧film

Noun

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hartfilm m (plural hartfilms, diminutive hartfilmpje n)

  1. (Netherlands, now informal, now chiefly diminutive) an electrocardiogram [from 1950s]
    Synonym: elektrocardiogram

Usage notes

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Occasionally and mistakenly considered a misnomer, based on the incorrect supposition that film in this word refers to a motion picture.