cardiograph

American  

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

noun

1. electrocardiograph.

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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

Cardiac impulse, after a few days' use of the Crat�gus, is greatly strengthened and yields that low, soft tone so characteristic of the first sound, as shown by the cardiograph.

From Project Gutenberg

Ryan says tests done this week show no changes in his heart since his previous cardiograph four years earlier.

From Washington Post

The action of the heart may be very accurately observed by means of the electric cardiograph.

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The cardiograph is constructed with an unerring accuracy by which a one-hundredth part of a second is indicated on a graph.

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The great botanist predicted that use of his cardiograph will lead to vivisection on plants instead of animals.

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