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electrocardiography

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The science and practice of the creation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ECG, EKG

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cardiography

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique

History

Etymology

Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- 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 *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English cardiography English electrocardiography From electro- + cardiography.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: elektrokardiografie — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Albanian: elektrokardiografia — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Azerbaijani: elektrokardioqrafiya — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Bashkir: электрокардиография (elektrokardiografiya) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Belarusian: электракардыяграфія (eljektrakardyjahrafija) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Bengali: ইলেকট্রোকার্ডিওগ্রাফি (ilekṭrōkarḍiōgraphi) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Breton: elektrokardiografiezh — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Catalan: electrocardiografia — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心電描記術 /心电描记术 (xīn diàn miáojì shù) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Chinese Mandarin: 心電圖學 /心电图学 (xīndiàntúxué) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Danish: elektrokardiografi — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Dutch: elektrocardiograaf — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Dutch: elektrocardiografie — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Esperanto: elektrokardiografio — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Finnish: elektrokardiografia — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • French: électrocardiographie — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • German: Elektrokardiografie — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Hindi: इलैक्ट्रोकार्डियोग्राफी (ilaikṭrokārḍiyogrāphī) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Hungarian: elektrokardiográfia — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Indonesian: elektrokardiografi — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Irish: leictreacardagrafaíocht — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Italian: elettrocardiografia — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Jamaican Creole: ilekchokaadiagrafi — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Kazakh: электрокардиография (élektrokardiografiä) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Kyrgyz: электрокардиография (elektrokardiografiya) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Latvian: elektrokardiogrāfija — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Lithuanian: elektrokardiografija — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Macedonian: електрокардиографија (elektrokardiografija) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Norwegian Bokmål: elektrokardiografi — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: elektrokardiografi — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Polish: elektrokardiografia — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Romanian: electrocardiografie — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Russian: электрокардиогра́фия (elektrokardiográfija) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Serbo-Croatian: електрокардиогра̀фија — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Serbo-Croatian: elektrokardiogràfija — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Slovak: elektrokardiografia — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Slovene: elektrokardiografija — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Spanish: electrocardiografía — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Swedish: elektrokardiografi — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Tamil: எலக்ட்ரோகார்டியோகிராஃபி (elakṭrōkārṭiyōkirāfi) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Turkish: elektrokardiyografi — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Ukrainian: електрокардіографі́я (elektrokardiohrafíja) — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • Waray-Waray: elektrokardyograpiya — the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms