electrocardiogram
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English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From electro- + cardio- + -gram, Modelled on German Electrocardiogramm(modern German Elektrokardiogramm) [1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Canada) IPA(key): /əˌlɛktɹəˈkɑɹdi.əˌɡɹæm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]electrocardiogram (plural electrocardiograms)
- (cardiology) The recording that an electrocardiograph produces.
- Synonyms: cardiogram, ECG (initialism), EKG (initialism, from German)
Related terms
[edit]- electrocardiograph (the device that creates the recording)
- electrocardiography (the process that the device performs)
Translations
[edit]trace of an electrocardiograph
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References
[edit]- ^ “electrocardiogram, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2008.