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noun
The visual output an electrocardiograph produces
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: cardiology, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: electrocardiogram, EKG, ECG
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: graph, graphical record
History
Etymology tree 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 γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma)lbor. English -gram English cardiogram From cardio- + -gram.
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