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phonocardiograph

American  
[foh-nuh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˌfoʊ nəˈkɑr di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. an instrument for graphically recording the sound of the heartbeat.


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Origin of phonocardiograph

First recorded in 1925–30; phono- + cardiograph

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At first the electrocardiograph gave normal readings; so did the phonocardiograph.

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