electrocardiograph

electrocardiograph
An instrument for recording the potential of the electrical currents that traverse the heart.

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elec·tro·car·dio·graph -.graf n an instrument for recording the changes of electrical potential occurring during the heartbeat used esp. in diagnosing abnormalities of heart action
elec·tro·car·dio·graph·ic -.kärd-ē-ə-'graf-ik adj
elec·tro·car·dio·graph·i·cal·ly -i-k(ə-)lē adv
elec·tro·car·di·og·ra·phy -ē-'äg-rə-fē n, pl -phies

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elec·tro·car·di·o·graph (e-lek″tro-kahrґde-o-graf″) an instrument for performing electrocardiography, i.e., for making electrocardiograms.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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