ballistocardiographicadj.
/bəˌlɪstə(ʊ)ˌkɑːdɪəˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /bəˌlɪstoʊˌkɑrdioʊˈɡræfɪk/, /bəˌlɪstəˌkɑrdiəˈɡræfɪk/ Medicine and Physiology.
Of or relating to a ballistocardiograph or ballistocardiography; (of movements of the body) caused by cardiovascular pulsation.
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cardiographic1863
myographic1867
sphygmographic1867
polygraphic1871
cardiometrical1874
stethometric1876
plethysmographic1884
cyrtometric1885
haemautographic1885
spirometric1887
spirometrical1887
pneumographic1888
paedometric1889
myographical1890
stethographic1890
phlebographic1893
cephalometrical1895
oncometric1897
sphygmometric1898
sphygmomanometric1902
electrocardiographic1909
electrographic1909
cystometric1927
oscillometric1927
pneumotachographic1928
phonocardiographic1931
cephalometric1935
electroencephalographic1936
ballistocardiographic1939
phonocardiographical1943
spirographic1946
electronystagmographic1956
magnetocardiographic1970
tympanometric1970
magnetoencephalographic1976
1939 I. Starr et al. in Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. 127 22 The dog and dog board were placed on the ballistocardiographic table.
1964 Monogr. Soc. Res. Child Devel. 29 100 A season of basketball produced no significant cardiovascular changes in one group, and in another no significant ballistocardiographic changes.
2002 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 1587/2 Ballistocardiographic artifacts were removed by using the Independent Component Analysis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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