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cardiograph
[ kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]
cardiograph
/ -ˌɡræf; ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈɡræfɪk; ˌkɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfə; ˈkɑːdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf /
noun
- an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements
- short for electrocardiograph
Derived Forms
- cardiographer, noun
- ˌcardiˈography, noun
- cardiographic, adjective
- ˌcardioˈgraphically, adverb
Other Words From
- car·di·o·graph·ic [kahr-dee-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
- car·di·og·ra·phy [kahr-dee-, og, -r, uh, -fee], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of cardiograph1
Example Sentences
"And I told him I would be back after having the cardiograph."
Cardiac impulse, after a few days' use of the Crat�gus, is greatly strengthened and yields that low, soft tone so characteristic of the first sound, as shown by the cardiograph.
Ryan says tests done this week show no changes in his heart since his previous cardiograph four years earlier.
The action of the heart may be very accurately observed by means of the electric cardiograph.
The cardiograph is constructed with an unerring accuracy by which a one-hundredth part of a second is indicated on a graph.
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