Definition of ballistocardiograph in US English:
ballistocardiograph
noun bəˌlistōˈkärdēəˌɡrafbəˌlistōˈkärdēəˌɡraf
An instrument for recording the movements of the body caused by ejection of blood from the heart at each beat.
Example sentencesExamples
- A ballistocardiograph chair, designed to look like a normal office chair, was built and fitted with pressure sensitive EMFi-films.
- These can be used to produce a ballistocardiograph by suitable differentiation and/or integration.
- This is caused by the compliance between subject and ballistocardiograph as well as by that between the latter and the surroundings.
- The heart measurement of a chicken embryo takes place by means of a ballistocardiograph as regards technology.
- A ballistocardiograph is a device, including a supporting structure on which the patient is placed, that moves in response to blood ejection from the heart.