phonocardiograph
[ foh-nuh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˌfoʊ nəˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.
Origin of phonocardiograph
First recorded in 1925–30;
phono- +
cardiograph
OTHER WORDS FROM phonocardiograph
pho·no·car·di·og·ra·phy [foh-nuh-kahr-dee-og-ruh-fee] /ˌfoʊ nəˌkɑr diˈɒg rə fi/, nounWords nearby phonocardiograph
phono,
phono plug,
phono-,
phonoangiography,
phonocardiogram,
phonocardiograph,
phonocatheter,
phonochemistry,
phonogram,
phonograph,
phonographic
Medical definitions for phonocardiograph
phonocardiograph
[ fō′nə-kär′dē-ə-grăf′ ]
n.
A device consisting of microphones and recording equipment used to monitor and record heart sounds and murmurs.