cardiograph

[ kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

electrocardiograph.

Origin of cardiograph

First recorded in 1865–70; cardio- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM cardiograph

car·di·o·graph·ic [kahr-dee-uh-graf-ik] /ˌkɑr di əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective car·di·og·ra·phy [kahr-dee-og-ruh-fee] /ˌkɑr diˈɒg rə fi/, noun

Words nearby cardiograph

cardiodynia, cardioesophageal, cardiogenic, cardiogenic shock, cardiogram, cardiograph, cardiohepatic, cardioid, cardioinhibitory, cardiokinetic, cardiokymogram

Example sentences from the Web for cardiograph

  • The cardiograph is constructed with an unerring accuracy by which a one-hundredth part of a second is indicated on a graph.

    Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

  • The great botanist predicted that use of his cardiograph will lead to vivisection on plants instead of animals.

    Autobiography of a YOGI |Paramhansa Yogananda

British Dictionary definitions for cardiograph

cardiograph
/ (ˈkɑːdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements
short for electrocardiograph

Derived forms of cardiograph

cardiographer (ˌkɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfə), noun cardiographic (ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈɡræfɪk) or cardiographical, adjective cardiographically, adverb cardiography, noun

Medical definitions for cardiograph

cardiograph
[ kär′dē-ə-grăf′ ]

n.

An instrument used to record the mechanical movements of the heart.
electrocardiograph

Other words from cardiograph

car′di•og′ra•phy (-ŏg′rə-fē) n.