Associations to the word «Cardiograph»

Wiktionary

CARDIOGRAPH, noun. (cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements

Dictionary definition

CARDIOGRAPH, noun. Medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart.
CARDIOGRAPH, noun. A medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles.

Wise words

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