ballistocardiograph

bal·lis·to·car·di·o·graph   (bə-lĭs'tō-kär'dē-ə-grāf')    n.  A device used to determine the volume of blood passing through the heart in a specific period of time and the force of cardiac contraction by measuring the body's recoil as blood is ejected from the ventricles with each heartbeat. [ballist(ic) + cardiograph.] bal·lis'to·car'di·og'ra·phy (-ŏg'rə-fē) n.

Main Entry: bal·lis·to·car·dio·graph
Pronunciation: -"graf
Function: noun
: a device for measuring the amount of bloodpassing 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 /-"kärd-E-&-'graf-ik/ adjective —bal·lis·to·car·di·og·ra·phy /-E-'äg-r&-fE/ noun plural -phies

ballistocardiograph bal·lis·to·car·di·o·graph (bə-lĭs'tō-kär'dē-ə-grāf')
n.
A device used to determine the volume of blood passing through the heart in a specific period of time and the force of cardiac contraction by measuring the body's recoil as blood is ejected from the ventricles with each heartbeat.

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bal·lis'to·car'di·og'ra·phy (-ŏg'rə-fē) n.