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cardiograph

American  
[kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

cardiograph British  
/ -ˌɡræf, ˌkɑːdɪəʊˈɡræfɪk, ˌkɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfə, ˈkɑːdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. an instrument for recording the mechanical force and form of heart movements

  2. short for electrocardiograph

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Other Word Forms

  • cardiographer noun
  • cardiographic adjective
  • cardiographically adverb
  • cardiography noun

Etymology

Origin of cardiograph

First recorded in 1865–70; cardio- + -graph

Example Sentences

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Without another word, she shoves the telephone mouthpiece into the receptacle of a Bell Dataphone attached to the cardiograph.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet the physician may not be able to detect them with a cardiograph or x-rays.

From Time Magazine Archive

The recorder dutifully notes the squeaky sounds it receives as the nurse transmits a ten-second signal from each of the cardiograph leads.

From Time Magazine Archive

The minute electrical currents in the patient's skin, reflecting the motions of his heart, are picked up by the cardiograph.

From Time Magazine Archive

"And I told him I would be back after having the cardiograph."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple