English Explanatory Dictionary

electrocardiograph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

Pronunciation

En-uk-electrocardiograph.ogg

Word forms

electrocardiograph electrocardiographs

Etymology

Etymology tree French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- 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) Ancient Greek -γρᾰ́φος (-grắphos)der. English -graph English electrocardiograph From electro- + cardio- + -graph.

Synonyms

cardiograph ECG EKG

Related words

electrocardiogram electrocardiography echocardiograph

Derived words

electrocardiographic electrocardiographically

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