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electrocardiography

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e·lec·tro·car·di·o·graph  (-lktr-kärd--grf)
n. Abbr. EKG or ECG
An instrument used in the detection and diagnosis of heart abnormalities that measures electrical potentials on the body surface and generates a record of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity. Also called cardiograph.
e·lectro·cardi·o·graphic (-grfk) adj.
e·lectro·cardi·o·graphi·cal·ly adv.
e·lectro·cardi·ogra·phy (-kärd-gr-f) n.
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Noun1.electrocardiography - diagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram)
cardiography
diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis


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