electrocardiograph

[ ih-lek-troh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a galvanometric device that detects and records the minute differences in electric potential caused by heart action and occurring between different parts of the body: used in the diagnosis of heart disease.
Also called cardiograph.

Origin of electrocardiograph

First recorded in 1910–15; electro- + cardiograph

OTHER WORDS FROM electrocardiograph

e·lec·tro·car·di·o·graph·ic [ih-lek-troh-kahr-dee-uh-graf-ik] /ɪˌlɛk troʊˌkɑr di əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective e·lec·tro·car·di·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb e·lec·tro·car·di·og·ra·phy [ih-lek-troh-kahr-dee-og-ruh-fee] /ɪˌlɛk troʊˌkɑr diˈɒg rə fi/, noun

Words nearby electrocardiograph

electroanalysis, electroanesthesia, electrobiology, electrocaloric effect, electrocardiogram, electrocardiograph, electrocauterization, electrocautery, electrocerebral silence, electrochemical, electrochemical cell

Example sentences from the Web for electrocardiograph

  • Then Jack took an electrocardiograph tracing and shook his head.

    Star Surgeon |Alan Nourse

  • Much that was hoped for from the electrocardiograph in the clinic has not been forthcoming.

    Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: |Louis Marshall Warfield

  • But the electrocardiograph was not needed to diagnose the nature of the trouble.

    Star Surgeon |Alan Nourse

British Dictionary definitions for electrocardiograph

electrocardiograph
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɑːdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

an instrument for recording the electrical activity of the heart Abbreviation: ECG

Derived forms of electrocardiograph

electrocardiographic, adjective electrocardiographically, adverb electrocardiography (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌkɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ), noun

Medical definitions for electrocardiograph

electrocardiograph
[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-kär′dē-ə-grăf′ ]

n.

An instrument used in the detection and diagnosis of heart abnormalities that measures electrical potentials on the body surface and generates a record of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity. cardiograph

Other words from electrocardiograph

e•lec′tro•car′di•og′ra•phy (-kär′dē-ŏg′rə-fē) n.

Cultural definitions for electrocardiograph

electrocardiograph
[ (i-lek-troh-kahr-dee-uh-graf) ]

An instrument that records electrical activity in the heart. The electrocardiograph produces an electrocardiogram.