cardiograph
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cardiograph
[kahr´de-o-graf″]an instrument for recording some element of the heart beat.
car·di·o·graph
(kar'dē-ō-graf),An instrument for recording graphically the movements of the heart, constructed on the principle of the sphygmograph.
[cardio- + G. graphō, to write]
cardiograph
(kär′dē-ə-grăf′)n.
1. An instrument used to record the mechanical movements of the heart.
2. See electrocardiograph.
car′di·og′ra·phy (-ŏg′rə-fē) n.
car·di·o·graph
(kahr'dē-ō-graf)An instrument for recording graphically the movements of the heart, constructed on the principle of the sphygmograph.
[cardio- + G. graphō, to write]