cardiograph
Americannoun
noun
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an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements
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short for electrocardiograph
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The procedure was tested last week in home calls by nurses from the Alexandria, Va., Health Department carrying a nine-pound portable cardiograph, the size and shape of a small tape recorder.
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Yet the physician may not be able to detect them with a cardiograph or x-rays.
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The recorder dutifully notes the squeaky sounds it receives as the nurse transmits a ten-second signal from each of the cardiograph leads.
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The minute electrical currents in the patient's skin, reflecting the motions of his heart, are picked up by the cardiograph.
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Afterward, they drove to St. Joseph's Hospital so Haupt could have a cardiograph.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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