Meanings
noundextrocardiogram (plural dextrocardiograms)
plural dextrocardiograms
- An electrocardiogram of the right side of the heart
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*déḱs
- Proto-Indo-European*deḱs-terós
- Proto-Italic*deksteros
- Latindexter
- Englishdextro-
- 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
- Englishdextrocardiogram
From dextro- + cardiogram.
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dextrocardiogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrocardiogram
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“dextrocardiogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dextrocardiogram. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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