Electrocardiograph meaning

ĭ-lĕk'trō-kär'dē-ə-grăf'
An instrument used in the detection and diagnosis of heart abnormalities that measures electrical potentials on the body surface and generates a record of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.
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An instrument for making an electrocardiogram.
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An instrument used in the detection and diagnosis of heart abnormalities that measures electrical potentials on the body surface and generates a record of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.
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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.
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Origin of electrocardiograph

electro- +‎ cardiograph

Sentence Examples

  • It is like a continuous electrocardiograph, ECG, recording.

  • In the early 1900s, we learned about blood types, vitamins, and Alzheimer's disease, and invented the electrocardiograph.

  • Ambulatory monitors are small portable electrocardiograph machines that record the heart's rhythm.

  • An electrocardiograph is used to monitor heart activity.

  • Cardiac pacemakers, electrocardiograph devices, or any other medically implanted device used for life support can be interrupted with use.

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