What does "electrocardiograph" mean?

A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.

What is a synonym for "electrocardiograph"?

Common synonyms include: cardiograph, device, ecg, ekg, instrument, syringe.

Electrocardiograph

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Noun

1
A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.
2
medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart wordnet

Synonyms

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cardiograph device ecg ekg instrument syringe

Etymology

From electro + cardio- + -graph.

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