Electrocardiogram

//əˌlɛktɹəˈkɑɹdi.əˌɡɹæm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The recording that an electrocardiograph produces.
  2. 2
    a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph wordnet

Synonyms

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cardiogramecgekgcardiogramelectrocardiumradiogram

Example

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"I need an electrocardiogram for this patient."

Etymology

From electro- + cardio- + -gram, Modelled on German Electrocardiogramm(modern German Elektrokardiogramm)

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