Etymology

magnetocardiogram

Today it means: An image produced by magnetocardiography. Full definition →

English cardiogram ← Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Ancient GreekΜάγνης (Mágnēs)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  3. Old Frenchmagnete
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰ́γνης (mắgnēs)
  5. Latinmagnēs
  6. Middle Englishmagnete
  7. Englishmagnet
  8. Englishmagnet-
  9. Englishmagneto-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  13. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  14. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  15. Englishcardio-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  17. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  18. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  19. Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
  20. Englishcardiogram
  21. English todaymagnetocardiogram

From magneto- + cardiogram.

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