vectorcardiogram /vec·tor·car·dio·gram/ (VCG) (vek″ter-kahr´de-o-gram″) the record, usually a photograph, of the loop formed on the oscilloscope in vectorcardiography.
vectorcardiogram
vec·tor·car·di·o·gram (v k t r-kär d --gr m)n. A graphic representation of the magnitude and direction of the electrical currents of the heart's action in the form of a vector loop. |
vectorcardiogram
[-kär′dē·əgram′]
Etymology: L, vector, carrier; Gk, kardia, heart, gramma, record
a tracing of the direction and magnitude of the heart's electrical activity during a cardiac cycle. It is produced by an oscilloscope, which simultaneously records three standard leads.
vectorcardiogram
the record, usually a photograph, of the loop formed on the oscilloscope in vectorcardiography.
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