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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. 2
   medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

cardiographcardiographdeviceecgekginstrument

Etymology

From electro + cardio- + -graph.

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