electrocardiograph
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Noun[edit]
electrocardiograph (plural electrocardiographs)
- A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.
- Synonyms: cardiograph, ECG (initialism), EKG (initialism, from German)
Derived terms[edit]
- electrocardiographic (adj)
- electrocardiographically (adverb)
Related terms[edit]
- electrocardiogram (the recording produced by the device)
- electrocardiography (the modality of the device)
Translations[edit]
a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
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