electrocardiograph
nounEtymology From electro- + cardio- + -graph.
1
A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.
- Derived terms
- electrocardiographic, electrocardiographically
- Related terms
- electrocardiogram, electrocardiography, echocardiograph