cardiograph | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine) a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles | |
Synonyms: | ballistocardiograph | |
Related terms: | medical_instrument cardiac_monitor | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine) medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart | |
Synonyms: | electrocardiograph | |
Related terms: | medical_instrument cardiac_monitor | |
Similar spelling: |
cardiography cardiographic cardiogram cartography cartographic cartographer cartographical cardiospasm Cardiospermum |