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| cardiogram |
the curve drawn by an electrocardiograph in recording the mechanical movements of the heart, used in the diagnosis of heart defects and disease; electrocardiogram. |
| cardiograph |
an instrument used to detect and record the differences in bodily electric potential that are associated with the action of the heart; electrocardiograph. |
| EKG |
abbreviation of "electrocardiogram," the graphic pattern traced by an electrocardiograph, which shows electrical activity in the heart muscles and which is used to diagnose heart ailments or malfunction. |
| electrocardiogram |
the graphic pattern traced by an electrocardiograph, which shows electrical activity in the heart muscles and which is used to diagnose heart ailments or malfunction; EKG; ECG; cardiogram. |
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