- phonocardiography
- 1. Recording of the heart sounds with a phonocardiograph. 2. The science of interpreting phonocardiograms. [phono- + G. kardia, heart, + grapho, to record]
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pho·no·car·di·og·ra·phy -.kärd-ē-'äg-rə-fē n, pl -phies the recording of heart sounds by means of a phonocardiographpho·no·car·dio·graph·ic -.kärd-ē-ə-'graf-ik adj* * *
pho·no·car·di·og·ra·phy (fo″no-kahr″de-ogґrə-fe) [phono- + cardiography] the graphic representation of heart sounds, murmurs, or any acoustic phenomena emanating from the heart; in clinical use, the term usually includes recording of the pulse tracings (carotid, apex, and jugular venous) for completeness, and is often combined with other noninvasive methods such as echocardiography.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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phonocardiography — noun Date: 1916 the process of producing a phonocardiogram • phonocardiograph noun • phonocardiographic adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
phonocardiography — See phonocardiographic. * * * ▪ medicine diagnostic technique that creates a graphic record, or phonocardiogram, of the sounds and murmurs produced by the contracting heart, including its valves and associated great vessels. The… … Universalium
phonocardiography — n. recording of heart sounds using a phonocardiograph (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
phonocardiography — pho·no·cardiography … English syllables
phonocardiography — “+ noun Etymology: phon + cardiography : the graphic recording of the sounds of the heart by phonocardiogram … Useful english dictionary
intracardiac phonocardiography — the graphic registration of sounds produced by action of the heart by means of a phonocatheter passed into one of the heart chambers … Medical dictionary
phonocardiograph — phonocardiography /foh neuh kahr dee og reuh fee/, n. /foh neuh kahr dee euh graf , grahf /, n. Med. an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat. [1925 30; PHONO + CARDIOGRAPH] * * * … Universalium
phonocardiogram — A record of the heart sounds made by means of a phonocardiograph. * * * pho·no·car·dio·gram .fō nə kärd ē ə .gram n a graphic record of heart sounds made by means of a phonocardiograph * * * n. see electrocardiophonography • phonocardiography … Medical dictionary
phonocardiograph — noun see phonocardiography … New Collegiate Dictionary
phonocardiographic — adjective see phonocardiography … New Collegiate Dictionary
