electrocardiograph

noun

elec·​tro·​car·​dio·​graph i-ˌlek-trō-ˈkär-dē-ə-ˌgraf 

: an instrument for recording the changes of electrical potential occurring during the heartbeat used especially in diagnosing abnormalities of heart action

electrocardiographic

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌkär-dē-ə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

electrocardiographically

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌkär-dē-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

electrocardiography

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌkär-dē-ˈä-grə-fē 

noun

Examples of electrocardiograph in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An electrocardiograph measures heart rate and heart-rate variability, and plethysmography sensors on the front and back of the shirt assess breathing rate and respiration volume by changes to the shape of the torso. —IEEE Spectrum, 19 June 2014

With the Apple Watch Series 4, Apple unveiled a full electrocardiograph feature to help monitor heart activity. —Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2019

Why does the sequence of numbers in the above chart resemble the characteristic spiky, periodic pulsations of an electrocardiograph? —Quanta Magazine, 25 Nov. 2015

Instead, the company added a feature that had only recently arrived in the form of specialized consumer devices: an electrocardiograph (ECG), a device made for monitoring the heart's electrical activity. —John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 Dec. 2018

Some of the women had to interrupt their cycling test at submaximal workload, before being pushed to maximal capacity, mainly due to changes seen on an electrocardiograph or due to high blood pressure. —Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 14 Mar. 2018

However, doctors discovered a suspicious finding on his electrocardiograph (known as an ECG or EKG) during a followup examination. —Susan Scutti, CNN, 6 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electrocardiograph

• radiotelegraph
• autograph
• biograph
• cenotaph
• chronograph
• epigraph
• epitaph
• hodograph
• holograph
• hydrograph
• lithograph
• micrograph

Medical Definition

electrocardiograph

noun

elec·​tro·​car·​dio·​graph -ˌgraf 

: an instrument for recording the changes of electrical potential occurring during the heartbeat used especially in diagnosing abnormalities of heart action

electrocardiographic

-ˌkärd-ē-ə-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

electrocardiographically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

electrocardiography

-ē-ˈäg-rə-fē 

noun

plural electrocardiographies