ballistocardiograph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.

Word forms

ballistocardiograph ballistocardiographs

Etymology

From ballisto- + cardiograph.

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