ECG
Americanabbreviation
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electrocardiogram
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electrocardiograph
Example Sentences
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They had to call an ambulance and hook me up to an ECG machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Katie has regular ECG heart monitor tests to track her condition and her medication is monitored by her GP.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
As part of the trial up to 1,000 patients at both hospitals will have ECG scans read by the AI system to see if it helps detect and predict disease.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2024
Miss Nicholls had undergone an ECG but the result had not been "interpreted accurately", her mother said.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024
Sometimes someone with an ECG that looks perfectly normal can be in serious trouble, and sometimes someone with an ECG that looks terrifying can be perfectly healthy.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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