cardiometry

cardiometry
Measurement of the dimensions of the heart or the force of its action. [cardio- + G. metron, measure]

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car·di·om·e·try (kahr″de-omґə-try) [cardio-(1) + -metry] the estimation of the size of the heart or the force of its action.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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