- cardiograph
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1870 an instrument that graphically registers movements of the heart • cardiographic adjective • cardiography noun
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cardiograph
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cardiograph — car di*o*graph, n. [Gr. kardi a heart + graph.] (Med.) An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart s movements. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cardiograph — ► NOUN ▪ an instrument for recording heart muscle activity. DERIVATIVES cardiographer noun cardiography noun. ORIGIN from Greek kardia heart … English terms dictionary
cardiograph — kardiografas statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Širdies sukuriamų elektrinių signalų rašytuvas. atitikmenys: angl. cardiograph vok. Kardiograph, m rus. кардиограф, m pranc. cardiographe, m … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
cardiograph — cardiographic /kahr dee euh graf ik/, adj. cardiography /kahr dee og reuh fee/, n. /kahr dee euh graf , grahf /, n. electrocardiograph. [1865 70; CARDIO + GRAPH] * * * … Universalium
cardiograph — An instrument for recording graphically the movements of the heart, constructed on the principle of the sphygmograph. [cardio + G. grapho, to write] * * * car·dio·graph .graf n an instrument that registers graphically movements of the heart… … Medical dictionary
cardiograph — instrument for recording movements of the heart Scientific Instruments … Phrontistery dictionary
cardiograph — n. electrocardiograph, EKG (machine that records electrical pulses given off by the heart) … English contemporary dictionary
cardiograph — [ kα:dɪə(ʊ)grα:f] noun an instrument for recording heart muscle activity. Derivatives cardiographer noun cardiography noun … English new terms dictionary
cardiograph — car·dio·graph … English syllables
cardiograph — car•di•o•graph [[t]ˈkɑr di əˌgræf, ˌgrɑf[/t]] n. med electrocardiograph • Etymology: 1870 car di•o•graph′ic ˈgræf ɪk adj. car di•og′ra•phy ˈɒg rə fi n … From formal English to slang
