myocardiograph

myocardiograph
An instrument composed of a tambour with recording lever attachment, by means of which a tracing is made of the movements of the heart muscle. [myo- + G. kardia, heart, + grapho, to record]

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myo·car·dio·graph .mī-ə-'kärd-ē-ə-.graf n a recording instrument for making a tracing of the action of the heart muscles
myo·car·dio·graph·ic -.kärd-ē-ə-'graf-ik adj

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  • myocardiograph — [mī΄ō kär′dē ō graf΄] n. [ MYO + CARDIOGRAPH] an instrument for recording the movements of the heart muscle …   English World dictionary

  • myocardiograph — /muy euh kahr dee euh graf , grahf /, n. an instrument for recording the movements of the heart. [1930 35; MYO + CARDIOGRAPH] * * * …   Universalium

  • myocardiograph — my·o car·di·o·graph || ‚maɪəʊgræf / grɑːf n. instrument for registering heart activity (Medicine) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • myocardiograph — myo·cardiograph …   English syllables

  • myocardiograph — my•o•car•di•o•graph [[t]ˌmaɪ əˈkɑr di əˌgræf, ˌgrɑf[/t]] n. med an instrument for recording the movements of the heart • Etymology: 1930–35 …   From formal English to slang

  • myocardiograph — /maɪoʊˈkadiəgræf / (say muyoh kahdeeuhgraf), / graf/ (say grahf) noun Medicine an apparatus which records the movements of the heart muscle. {myo + cardiograph} –myocardiographic /maɪoʊˌkadiəˈgræfɪk/ (say muyoh.kahdeeuh grafik), adjective… …  

  • myocardiograph — |mīō+ noun Etymology: my + cardiograph : a recording instrument for making a tracing of the action of the heart * * * /muy euh kahr dee euh graf , grahf /, n. an instrument for recording the movements of the heart. [1930 35; MYO + CARDIOGRAPH] …   Useful english dictionary

  • myocardiogram — /muy euh kahr dee euh gram /, n. the graphic record produced by a myocardiograph. [MYO + CARDIOGRAM] * * * …   Universalium

  • myocardiogram — /maɪoʊˈkadiəgræm/ (say muyoh kahdeeuhgram) noun Medicine a tracing representing cardiac muscular activity, made by a myocardiograph. {myo + cardiogram} …  

  • myocardiogram — /muy euh kahr dee euh gram /, n. the graphic record produced by a myocardiograph. [MYO + CARDIOGRAM] …   Useful english dictionary

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