phonocardiograph

[ foh-nuh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ˌfoʊ nəˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun Medicine/Medical.

an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.

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Origin of phonocardiograph

First recorded in 1925–30; phono- + cardiograph

OTHER WORDS FROM phonocardiograph

pho·no·car·di·og·ra·phy

[foh-nuh-kahr-dee-og-ruh-fee], /ˌfoʊ nəˌkɑr diˈɒg rə fi/, noun

Words nearby phonocardiograph

phoniatrics, phonic, phonics, phono, phonocardiogram, phonocardiograph, phonochemistry, phonogram, phonograph, phonographic, phonography