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BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ballistocardiograph mean?
• BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPH (noun)
The noun BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPH has 1 sense:
1. 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
Familiarity information: BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
ballistocardiograph; cardiograph
Hypernyms ("ballistocardiograph" is a kind of...):
medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)
Holonyms ("ballistocardiograph" is a part of...):
cardiac monitor; heart monitor (a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart)
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