phonocardiogram

phonocardiogram
A record of the heart sounds made by means of a phonocardiograph.

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pho·no·car·dio·gram .fō-nə-'kärd-ē-ə-.gram n a graphic record of heart sounds made by means of a phonocardiograph

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n.

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pho·no·car·di·o·gram (fo″no-kahrґde-o-gram) [phono- + cardiogram] the graphic record produced by phonocardiography.

Phonocardiogram recorded at the apex in a young adult with rheumatic mitral stenosis. In diastole, there is an opening snap (OS) and a diastolic murmur (DM) that has presystolic accentuation. (S1), First heart sound; (S2), second heart sound.


Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • phonocardiogram — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1912 a graphic representation of heart sounds made by means of a microphone, amplifier, and recording equipment …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • phonocardiogram — /foh neuh kahr dee euh gram /, n. Med. the graphic record produced by a phonocardiograph. [1910 15; PHONO + CARDIOGRAM] * * * …   Universalium

  • phonocardiogram — noun An image produced by a phonocardiograph …   Wiktionary

  • phonocardiogram — n. diagram of heart sounds (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • phonocardiogram — noun Medicine a record of the sounds made by the heart …   English new terms dictionary

  • phonocardiogram — pho·no·cardiogram …   English syllables

  • phonocardiogram — n.; see electrocardiophonography …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • phonocardiogram — pho•no•car•di•o•gram [[t]ˌfoʊ nəˈkɑr di əˌgræm[/t]] n. med the graphic record produced by a phonocardiograph • Etymology: 1910–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • phonocardiogram — |fōnō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phon + cardiogram : a graphic record of heart sounds made by means of a microphone, amplifier, and galvanometer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Фонокардиограмма (Phonocardiogram) — см. Электрокардиофонография. Фонокардиография (phonocardiography). Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

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