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cardiogram

[kahr-dee-uh-gram]
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noun

electrocardiogram.

Nearby words

  1. cardiodynamics,
  2. cardiodynia,
  3. cardioesophageal,
  4. cardiogenic,
  5. cardiogenic shock,
  6. cardiograph,
  7. cardiographic,
  8. cardiography,
  9. cardiohepatic,
  10. cardioid

Origin of cardiogram

First recorded in 1875–80; cardio- + -gram1
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Examples from the Web for cardiogram

  • Yet Dal had known when he saw the second cardiogram that the attempt would have to be made.

    Star Surgeon|Alan Nourse

  • But when they get a look at that cardiogram on the screen they'll just throw up their hands.

    Star Surgeon|Alan Nourse
British Dictionary definitions for cardiogram

cardiogram

noun

short for electrocardiogram
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Word Origin and History for cardiogram

cardiogram

n.

1876, from cardio- + -gram.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for cardiogram

cardiogram

[kär′dē-ə-grăm′]

n.

The curve traced by a cardiograph, used in the diagnosis of heart disorders.
electrocardiogram
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