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vectorcardiography

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vec⋅tor⋅car⋅di⋅og⋅ra⋅phy

[vek-ter-kahr-dee-og-ruh-fee]
–noun
a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.

Origin:
vector + cardiography


vec⋅tor⋅car⋅di⋅o⋅graph⋅ic [vek-ter-kahr-dee-uh-graf-ik] , adjective
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Main Entry: vec·tor·car·di·og·ra·phy
Pronunciation: -"kärd-E-'äg-r&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: a method of recording the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart by means of a continuous series of vectors that form a curving linearound a center —vec·tor·car·dio·graph·ic /-E-&-'graf-ik/ adjective
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vectorcardiography vec·tor·car·di·og·ra·phy (věk'tər-kär'dē-ŏg'rə-fē)
n.

  1. Electrocardiography in which the heart's activation currents are represented by vector loops.

  2. The study and interpretation of vectorcardiograms.

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