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cardiograph

DEFINITIONS OF: cardiograph

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n a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles

Synonyms:
ballistocardiograph
Type of:
medical instrument
instrument used in the practice of medicine

n medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart

Synonyms:
electrocardiograph
Type of:
medical instrument
instrument used in the practice of medicine
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