electrocardiograph

American  

[ih-lek-troh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf] / ɪˌlɛk troʊˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a galvanometric device that detects and records the minute differences in electric potential caused by heart action and occurring between different parts of the body: used in the diagnosis of heart disease.

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electrocardiograph British  

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌkɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ, -ˌɡræf, ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɑːdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1.  ECG.  an instrument for recording the electrical activity of the heart

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electrocardiograph Cultural  

1. An instrument that records electrical activity in the heart. The electrocardiograph produces an electrocardiogram.

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Other Word Forms

• electrocardiographic adjective
• electrocardiographically adverb
• electrocardiography noun

Etymology

Origin of electrocardiograph

First recorded in 1910–15; electro- + cardiograph

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Example Sentences

The head and the heart are wired: electroencephalograph to scalp; electrocardiograph to body.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 27, 2014

Attacks from malware including Conficker have occurred on medical equipment including imaging devices, eye-exam scanners and electrocardiograph stress analyzers, according to the VA records.

From Scientific American • Jun. 25, 2013

The greater the number of leads an electrocardiograph uses, the more information the ECG provides.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

A relatively cheap, portable electrocardiograph developed by GE for rural India is now available in the U.S.

From Newsweek • Mar. 5, 2013

If your chest is hairy, it takes even longer to get the electrocardiograph all hooked up, because first someone has to shave little bare patches for the medical sensors.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins