elektrocardiogram
Dutch
Alternative forms
- ecg (abbreviation)
- electrocardiogram (superseded, dated)
Etymology
From electro- + cardiogram, possibly borrowed. First attested in Dutch in connection to a dissertation by the South African medical doctor Klaas de Lint. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eːˌlɛk.troːˌkɑr.di.oːˈɣrɑm/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: elek‧tro‧car‧dio‧gram
- Rhymes: -ɑm
Noun
elektrocardiogram n (plural elektrocardiogrammen)
- electrocardiogram, ECG [from 1896]