ballistocardiograph

[ buh-lis-toh-kahr-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. a device that determines cardiac output by recording the movements of the body caused by contraction of the heart and ejection of blood into the aorta.

Origin of ballistocardiograph

1
First recorded in 1935–40; ballist(ic) + -o- + cardiograph

Other words from ballistocardiograph

  • bal·lis·to·car·di·og·ra·phy [buh-lis-toh-kahr-dee-og-ruh-fee], /bəˌlɪs toʊˌkɑr diˈɒg rə fi/, noun

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