lead 1

lead 1 definition - medical

lead 1 (lēd)

noun
  1. Any of the conductors designed to detect changes in electrical potential when situated in or on the body and connected to an instrument that registers and records these changes, such as an electrocardiograph.
  2. A record made from the current supplied by one of these conductors.

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