cardiograph

noun

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

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

Roots

kardiacardio- · Greek · heart grapheingraph- · Greek · to write

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