ballistocardiograph
[ buh-lis-toh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ bəˌlɪs toʊˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun Medicine/Medical.
a device that determines cardiac output by recording the movements of the body caused by contraction of the heart and ejection of blood into the aorta.
Origin of ballistocardiograph
OTHER WORDS FROM ballistocardiograph
bal·lis·to·car·di·og·ra·phy [buh-lis-toh-kahr-dee-og-ruh-fee] /bəˌlɪs toʊˌkɑr diˈɒg rə fi/, nounWords nearby ballistocardiograph
ballistic trajectory,
ballistic wind,
ballistics,
ballistite,
ballistocardiogram,
ballistocardiograph,
ballistospore,
ballium,
ballocks,
ballon,
ballon d'essai
Medical definitions for ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
[ bə-lĭs′tō-kär′dē-ə-grăf′ ]
n.
A device used to determine the volume of blood passing through the heart in a specific period of time and the force of cardiac contraction by measuring the body's recoil as blood is ejected from the ventricles with each heartbeat.