cardiograph

noun car·dio·graph \-ˌgraf\

Definition of CARDIOGRAPH

: an instrument that graphically registers movements of the heart

— car·dio·graph·ic \ˌkär-dē-ə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— car·di·og·ra·phy \ˌkär-dē-ˈä-grə-fē\ noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1870

Medical Dictionary

noun car·dio·graph \-ˌgraf\

: an instrument that registers graphically movements of the heart

—car·di·og·ra·pher \ˌkärd-ē-ˈäg-rə-fər\ noun

—car·dio·graph·ic \ˌkärd-ē-ə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective

—car·di·og·ra·phy \ˌkärd-ē-ˈäg-rə-fē\ noun, plural car·di·og·ra·phies

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