CARDIOGRAPH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cardiograph mean? 

• CARDIOGRAPH (noun)
  The noun CARDIOGRAPH has 2 senses:

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

2. 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: CARDIOGRAPH used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CARDIOGRAPH (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cardiograph; electrocardiograph

Hypernyms ("cardiograph" is a kind of...):

medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)

Holonyms ("cardiograph" is a part of...):

cardiac monitor; heart monitor (a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart)

Sense 2

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 ("cardiograph" is a kind of...):

medical instrument (instrument used in the practice of medicine)

Holonyms ("cardiograph" is a part of...):

cardiac monitor; heart monitor (a piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart)