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phonocardiograph

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A device that records and displays the sounds made by the heart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bheh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *phōnā́ Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- 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 phonocardiograph From phono- + cardiograph.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: fonocardiografo — device that records and displaus the sounds made by the heart