ballistocardiogram

[buh-lis-toh-kahr-dee-uh-gram]

bal·lis·to·car·di·o·gram

[buh-lis-toh-kahr-dee-uh-gram]
noun Medicine/Medical.
the graphic record produced by a ballistocardiograph.

Origin:
1935–40; ballist(ic) + -o- + cardiogram
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Ballistocardiogram is always a great word to know.
So is mandible. Does it mean:
the bone of the lower jaw.
the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; navel.
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ballistocardiogram bal·lis·to·car·di·o·gram (bə-lĭs'tō-kär'dē-ə-grām')
n.
Abbr. BCG
A recording of the body's recoil as measured by a ballistocardiograph.

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