Meanings
nounballistocardiogram (plural ballistocardiograms)
plural ballistocardiograms
- The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
- Ancient Greekβᾰ́λλω (bắllō)
- Ancient Greekβαλλίστρᾱ (ballístrā)
- Classical Latinballista
- New Latinballisticu
- Englishballistic
- Englishballisto-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
- Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
- Englishcardio-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγράμμα (grámma)
- Englishcardiogram
- Englishballistocardiogram
From ballisto- + cardiogram.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish balistokardiogram
- balistokardiogramTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
ballistocardiogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistocardiogram
MLA
“ballistocardiogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistocardiogram. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ballistocardiogram,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ballistocardiogram.
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