electrocardiogram

noun

elec·​tro·​car·​dio·​gram i-ˌlek-trō-ˈkär-dē-ə-ˌgram 

: the tracing made by an electrocardiograph

also : the procedure for producing an electrocardiogram

Examples of electrocardiogram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No clinically significant abnormalities were seen in lab tests, vital signs, physical exams, or electrocardiograms (EEGs) in any group. —New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025

For instance, there may be changes in an electrocardiogram, or EKG, similar to a heart attack. —Allison Aubrey, NPR, 17 Feb. 2025

Any Withings device that collects electrocardiogram data (which is most of them at this point) can be used in Cardio Check-Up. —David Pierce, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025

That’s on top of the device being FDA-cleared for detecting irregular heart rhythms and for recording electrocardiograms. —Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for electrocardiogram

• echocardiogram
• abraham
• anagram
• cablegram
• cofferdam
• dendrogram
• diagram
• diaphragm
• epigram
• hexagram
• histogram
• hologram

Medical Definition

electrocardiogram

noun

elec·​tro·​car·​dio·​gram -ˈkärd-ē-ə-ˌgram 

: the tracing made by an electrocardiograph

also : the procedure for producing an electrocardiogram