Etymology

magnetocardiography

Today it means: The measurement of magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in the heart. Full definition →

English cardiography ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← 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 Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  20. Englishcardiography
  21. English todaymagnetocardiography

From magneto- + cardiography.

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