ballistocardiograph

ballistocardiograph
Instrument for taking a ballistocardiogram, consisting either of a moving table suspended from the ceiling, or of an apparatus that rests upon the patient's body, usually on the shins, together with a graphic recording system.

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bal·lis·to·car·dio·graph -.graf n a device for measuring the amount of blood passing through the heart in a specified time by recording the recoil movements of the body that result from contraction of the heart muscle in ejecting blood from the ventricles
bal·lis·to·car·dio·graph·ic -.kärd-ē-ə-'graf-ik adj
bal·lis·to·car·di·og·ra·phy -ē-'äg-rə-fē n, pl -phies

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n.
an instrument for recording the displacement of the whole body produced by the ejection of blood with each heartbeat. The normal record produced by such an instrument (ballistocardiogram) may be altered by disease of the heart or aortic valve (see aortic regurgitation, aortic stenosis).

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bal·lis·to·car·di·o·graph (bə-lis″to-kahrґde-o-graf″) an apparatus for recording the movements of the body caused by cardiac contractions and associated blood flow; it has been used to determine cardiac output and other aspects of cardiac function.

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