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cardiac monitor

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Noun1.cardiac monitorcardiac monitor - a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart
heart monitor
ballistocardiograph, cardiograph - 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
cardiograph, electrocardiograph - medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
monitor - a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble
cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, oscilloscope, scope - electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities


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