ballistocardiograph

[ buh-lis-toh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a device that determines cardiac output by recording the movements of the body caused by contraction of the heart and ejection of blood into the aorta.

Other Words From

• bal·lis·to·car·di·og·ra·phy [b, uh, -lis-toh-kahr-dee-, og, -r, uh, -fee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of ballistocardiograph¹

First recorded in 1935–40; ballist(ic) + -o- + cardiograph

Example Sentences

In New York City last week, Astro-Space Laboratories, Inc. demonstrated the latest ballistocardiograph,* which was developed with the aid of missilemen.

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