Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A graphic record of heart muscle activity recorded by an electrocardiograph.
- noun The procedure performed to produce such a record.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A record showing the variations in the electric currents in the body which occur with the pulsations of the heart.
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- noun cardiology The
visual output that anelectrocardiograph produces
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph
Etymologies
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Examples
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Einthoven developed a rather simple method of correction (1894) and could with this derive the actual electrocardiogram from the capillary electrometer curve
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Einthoven pointed out, however, that not only the amount of the deflection but also the shape of the entire electrocardiogram is changed when one manner of leading is replaced by another (1908).
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Einthoven said in his work in 1895 that the efforts to fully interpret the electrocardiogram should be abandoned for the moment, and in a survey of the relevant literature up to the first half of 1912, the author** put emphasis on the uncertainty of the efforts to interpret the cardiogram.
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It is also necessary to avoid certain medications that lengthen the QT interval on the electrocardiogram, which is the portion that measures how long it takes for the heart to "recharge."
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Another new device finding its way into some ambulances is a digital transmission system that speeds sophisticated electrocardiogram readings to the hospital so cardiac patients can get treated faster.
The Ultimate Lifesaver Laura Landro 2012
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Reuters GE Healthcare employees work on a portable electrocardiogram device they designed and made in Bangalore.
GE Remodels Businesses in India Megha Bahree 2011
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Based on several large studies that demonstrated CRT can save lives and prevent hospitalization among heart-failure patients, professional guidelines were developed that recommend its use based in part on a measurement recorded by an electrocardiogram called the QRS duration.
Scrutiny for Heart Devices Ron Winslow 2011
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Finally, the test was over, and I was taken to another room for an electrocardiogram, or EKG, which would look at my heart activity.
Chocolate & Vicodin Jennette Fulda 2011
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The American Heart Association in 2008 urged that children being considered for ADHD drugs undergo a thorough heart exam, possibly including an electrocardiogram, before taking the medicines.
Studies Could Ease Fears of Medicines for ADHD Jennifer Corbett Dooren 2011
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GE Healthcare Thursday launched an electrocardiogram device and a cardiac ultrasound device that were made in India keeping in mind local requirements.
GE Healthcare Expects 2011 India Revenue Up 25% Rumman Ahmed 2011
hernesheir commented on the word electrocardiogram
Heart-o-gram, as called by my long deceased uncle.
January 8, 2009