English Explanatory Dictionary

cardiography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis

Pronunciation

/ˌkɑːdiˈɒɡɹəfi/ /ˌkɑɹdiˈɑɡɹəfi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cardiography.wav

Word forms

cardiography cardiographies

Etymology

Etymology tree 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) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English cardiography From cardio- + -graphy.

Related words

Derived words

angiocardiography apexcardiography ballistocardiography echocardiography electrocardiography endocardiography kinetocardiography laevocardiography magnetocardiography mechanocardiography phonocardiography phonomechanocardiography radiocardiography rheocardiography seismocardiography telecardiography vectorcardiography vibrocardiography

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