ECG
Americanabbreviation
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electrocardiogram
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electrocardiograph
Example Sentences
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They had to call an ambulance and hook me up to an ECG machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Katie has regular ECG heart monitor tests to track her condition and her medication is monitored by her GP.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
Dr Fu says the ECG changes that the system detects are too varied and subtle for even highly skilled doctors to interpret with the naked eye.
From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024
Fortunately, the heart rates recorded via ECG closely matched those obtained using the millimeter-wave radar for both chimpanzees, validating the proposed strategy.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024
“This is precisely what docs don’t trust. They say, ‘This process must be more complicated than just looking at an ECG and asking these few questions.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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