noun
- An instrument used to record the mechanical movements of the heart.
- See electrocardiograph.
Related Forms:
- car′di·og′ra·phy
noun
cardiograph
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Noun
(plural cardiographs)
- (cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
Origin
cardio- +"Ž -graph
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cardiograph - Medical Definition
n.
- An instrument used to record the mechanical movements of the heart.
Related Forms:
- car′di·og′ra·phy (-ŏg′rə-fē)
n.
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