Etymology

radiocardiogram

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Today it means: An X-ray recording of the progress of radioactive material injected into the chambers of the heart. Full definition →

English cardiogram ← Ancient Greek γράμμα (grámma) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō
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  1. Latinradius
  2. Englishradio-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  6. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  7. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  8. Englishcardio-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  11. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  12. Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
  13. Englishcardiogram
  14. English todayradiocardiogram

From radio- + cardiogram.

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