electrocardiograph

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Etymology

From electro +‎ cardio- +‎ -graph.

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electrocardiograph (plural electrocardiographs)

  1. A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.
    Synonyms: cardiograph, ECG (initialism), EKG (initialism, from German)

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