an instrument for making an electrocardiogram
electrocardiograph
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electrocardiograph
noun
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. Also called cardiograph .
Related Forms:
- e·lec′tro·car′di·o·graph′ic
adjective
- e·lec′tro·car′di·o·graph′i·cal·ly
adverb
- e·lec′tro·car′di·og′ra·phy
noun
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Noun
(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
Origin
electro- + cardiograph
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electrocardiograph - Medical Definition
n.
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. Also called cardiograph
Related Forms:
- e·lec′tro·car′di·o·graph′ic (-grăf′ĭk)
adj.
- e·lec′tro·car′di·o·graph′i·cal·ly
adv.
- e·lec′tro·car′di·og′ra·phy (-kär′dē-ŏg′rə-fē)
n.
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