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ballistocardiograph
noun bal·lis·to·car·dio·graph \-ˌgraf\
Medical Definition of BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPH
: a device for measuring the amount of blood passing through the heart in a specified time by recording the recoil movements of the body that result from contraction of the heart muscle in ejecting blood from the ventricles
—bal·lis·to·car·dio·graph·ic \-ˌkärd-ē-ə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective
—bal·lis·to·car·di·og·ra·phy \-ē-ˈäg-rə-fē\ noun, plural bal·lis·to·car·di·og·ra·phies
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