electrocardiograph

== English == === Etymology === From electro- + cardio- + -graph. === Pronunciation === === Noun === electrocardiograph (plural electrocardiographs) A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity. Synonyms: cardiograph, ECG (initialism), EKG (initialism, from German) ==== Derived terms ==== electrocardiographic (adjective) electrocardiographically (adverb) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====