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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅car⋅di⋅o⋅gram

[i-lek-troh-kahr-dee-uh-gram]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
the graphic record produced by an electrocardiograph. Abbreviation: EKG, ECG
Also called cardiogram.


Origin:
1900–05; electro- + cardiogram
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e·lec·tro·car·di·o·gram   (ĭ-lěk'trō-kär'dē-ə-grām')   
n.   Abbr. EKG or ECG
The curve traced by an electrocardiograph. Also called cardiogram.
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Cultural Dictionary

electrocardiogram (EKG) [(i-lek-troh-kahr-dee-uh- gram)]

A written recording of the electrical activity of the heart. Electrocardiograms are used to determine the condition of the heart and to diagnose heart disease.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: elec·tro·car·dio·gram
Pronunciation: -'kärd-E-&-"gram
Function: noun
: the tracing made by anelectrocardiograph
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electrocardiogram e·lec·tro·car·di·o·gram (ĭ-lěk'trō-kär'dē-ə-grām')
n.

Abbr. ECG, EKG The curve traced by an electrocardiograph. Also called cardiogram.

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