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noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cardiograph
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Broader terms: medical instrument
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gwəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Ancient Greek βαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)der. Latin ballista Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English ballistic Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ballisto- Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh2 Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English cardiograph English ballistocardiograph From ballisto- + cardiograph.
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