cardiograph

car·di·o·graph

C0108700 (kär′dē-ə-grăf′)n.1. An instrument used to record the mechanical movements of the heart.2. See electrocardiograph.

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car′di·og′ra·phy (-ŏg′rə-fē) n.

cardiograph

(ˈkɑːdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf) n1. (Medicine) an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements2. (Medicine) short for electrocardiograph cardiographer n cardiographic, ˌcardioˈgraphical adj ˌcardioˈgraphically adv ˌcardiˈography n

e•lec•tro•car•di•o•graph

(ɪˌlɛk troʊˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf)

n. a galvanometric device that detects variations in the electric potential that triggers the heartbeat, used to evaluate the heart's health. Abbr.: EKG, ECG [1910–15] e•lec`tro•car`di•o•graph′ic (-ˈgræf ɪk) adj. e•lec`tro•car`di•og′ra•phy (-ˈɒg rə fi) n.

cardiograph

an instrument to record the action of the heart. — cardiographer, n. — cardiographic, adj.See also: Heart

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cardiograph - medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heartelectrocardiographcardiac monitor, heart monitor - a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heartmedical instrument - instrument used in the practice of medicine
	2.	cardiograph - a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventriclesballistocardiographcardiac monitor, heart monitor - a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heartmedical instrument - instrument used in the practice of medicine

Translations

cardiografo