EKG
Americanabbreviation
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electrocardiogram
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electrocardiograph
Etymology
Origin of EKG
< German E ( lectro ) k ( ardio ) g ( ramme )
Example Sentences
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The patients had been hooked up to EKG, pulse, blood volume, blood pressure and sweat sensors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
You don’t have to go far for a scan: MRI, EKG, CT, and ultrasound machines are tucked away off a light-filled waiting room.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2025
I’m worried about a heart attack, so I order an EKG.
From Salon ● May 20, 2025
All we know is that the state is claiming that they got a flatline on the EKG in the control center behind Kenny, but there’s nobody that comes out and actually checks.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2024
He had thought he might have something wrong with his heart, and had spent half a day hooked up to an EKG machine.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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