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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart;
[syn: cardiograph, electrocardiograph]

2. 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;
[syn: ballistocardiograph, cardiograph]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

cardiograph \car"di*o*graph\, n. [Gr. kardi`a heart + -graph.] (Med.) An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cardiograph n 1: medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart [syn: cardiograph, electrocardiograph] 2: 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 [syn: ballistocardiograph, cardiograph]