English Explanatory Dictionary

phonocardiograph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A device that records and displays the sounds made by the heart.

Word forms

phonocardiograph phonocardiographs

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der. Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der. English phono- 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 cardiograph English phonocardiograph From phono- + cardiograph.

Related words

phonocardiogram phonocardiographic phonocardiography
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