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cardiograph

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

cardiograph British  
/ ˈkɑːdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf /

noun

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

  2. short for electrocardiograph

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of cardiograph

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


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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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He tells of a black photographer who collected King's blood in a pill bottle and a white doctor, with no special admiration for King, who nevertheless saved the cardiograph tape of his last heartbeats.

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

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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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Afterward, they drove to St. Joseph's Hospital so Haupt could have a cardiograph.

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