cardiograph
pronunciation
How to pronounce cardiograph in British English:
UK ['kɑ:dɪəgrɑ:f]
How to pronounce cardiograph in American English:
US ['kɑdɪrˌgrɑf]
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- Noun:
- medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
- 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
Word Origin
- cardiograph (n.)
- 1867, from cardio- + -graph "something written." Although the work does not treat of the recent means of diagnosis--the thermometer, laryngoscope, cardiograph, etc.,--still it is complete as far as it goes. [book review in "Medical Investigator," May 1867, p.94]
Example
- 1. A cardiograph records the heartbeat .
- 2. Conclusion : the effect of fluoxetine on cardiograph was lower than that of amitriptyline .
- 3. The cardiograph is one of the most useful tools doctors have in the fight against heart disease .
- 4. Objective to find out the cardiograph change of patientswho underwent thoracotomy and analyze the result . That provides endence for clinical prevention and treatment .