electrocardiograph
noun
elec·tro·car·dio·graph
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Definition of electrocardiograph
: an instrument for recording the changes of electrical potential occurring during the heartbeat used especially in diagnosing abnormalities of heart action
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Other Words from electrocardiograph
electrocardiographic
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electrocardiographically
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electrocardiography
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Examples of electrocardiograph in a Sentence
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Why does the sequence of numbers in the above chart resemble the characteristic spiky, periodic pulsations of an electrocardiograph? — Quanta Magazine, "Solution: ‘Be Still My Pulsating Sequence’," 25 Nov. 2015 Instead, the company added a feature that had only recently arrived in the form of specialized consumer devices: an electrocardiograph (ECG), a device made for monitoring the heart's electrical activity. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "A look at the Apple Watch’s ECG, from someone who needs it," 12 Dec. 2018 Some of the women had to interrupt their cycling test at submaximal workload, before being pushed to maximal capacity, mainly due to changes seen on an electrocardiograph or due to high blood pressure. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "Dementia study links your risk with your fitness level," 14 Mar. 2018 However, doctors discovered a suspicious finding on his electrocardiograph (known as an ECG or EKG) during a followup examination. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "Boy whose heart stopped after bite of hot dog found to have rare condition," 6 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'electrocardiograph.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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electrocardiograph
noun
elec·tro·car·dio·graph
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Medical Definition of electrocardiograph
: an instrument for recording the changes of electrical potential occurring during the heartbeat used especially in diagnosing abnormalities of heart action
Other Words from electrocardiograph
electrocardiographic
\ -ˌkärd-ē-ə-ˈgraf-ik
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adjective
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adjective
electrocardiographically
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adverb
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adverb
electrocardiography
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noun,
plural electrocardiographies
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noun,
plural electrocardiographies