electrocardiograph

[ ih-lek-troh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. a galvanometric device that detects and records the minute differences in electric potential caused by heart action and occurring between different parts of the body: used in the diagnosis of heart disease.

electrocardiograph

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌkɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ; -ˌɡræf; ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɑːdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. an instrument for recording the electrical activity of the heart ECG

electrocardiograph

1. An instrument that records electrical activity in the heart . The electrocardiograph produces an electrocardiogram .

Derived Forms

• electrocardiography, noun
• eˌlectroˌcardioˈgraphic, adjective
• eˌlectroˌcardioˈgraphically, adverb

Other Words From

• e·lec·tro·car·di·o·graph·ic [ih-lek-troh-kahr-dee-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• e·lectro·cardi·o·graphi·cal·ly adverb
• e·lec·tro·car·di·og·ra·phy [ih-lek-troh-kahr-dee-, og, -r, uh, -fee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrocardiograph¹

First recorded in 1910–15; electro- + cardiograph

Example Sentences

It is stocked with monitors, electrocardiographs, ventilators and oxygen tanks and can care for severely ill patients while they are transported to a major hospital.

From Washington Times

The Apple Watch’s EKG won’t be nearly as comprehensive as the one produced by a traditional electrocardiograph, which hooks up to multiple parts of the body, like the one the cardiologist used on me.

From New York Times

At Columbia, Carney recruited students, telling them that they were part of a study intended to measure the effects of placing an electrocardiograph’s electrodes either above or below the heart.

From New York Times

Mio, which has been making heart trackers for 15 years, pointed to a San Francisco State University study finding Mio’s tech had a high correlation to electrocardiograph readings during cycling and running.

From Wall Street Journal

Numbers were recorded, the electrocardiograph was continuously monitored.

From Washington Post