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electrocardiography

Syllabification: (e·lec·tro·car·di·og·ra·phy)

(abbreviation: ECG or EKG)
Definition of electrocardiography

noun

  • the measurement of electrical activity in the heart and the recording of such activity as a visual trace (on paper or on an oscilloscope screen), using electrodes placed on the skin of the limbs and chest.

Derivatives

electrocardiographic


adjective

electrocardiography in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of electrocardiography in the British & World English dictionary
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