CARDIOGRAPH

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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; cardiograph

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cardiograph" is a kind of...):

medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)

Holonyms ("cardiograph" is a part of...):

cardiac monitor; heart monitor (a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart