electrocardiograph

e·lec·tro·car·di·o·graph
UK/ɪˌlɛk.tɹəʊˈkɑː.dɪ.ə.ɡɹɑːf/US/ɪˌlɛk.tɹoʊˈkɑɹ.dɪ.ə.ɡɹæf/

noun

A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.

Similar
cardiographECGEKG
OriginAncient Greek γράφω (gráphō) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō ← Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- →
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Meanings

nounelectrocardiograph (plural electrocardiographs)

plural electrocardiographs

  1. A device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.

    Synonyms: cardiograph, ECG, EKG

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities that measures electric potentials on the surface of the body and creates a record (electrocardiogram) of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity.

Similar
cardiographECGEKG

More synonyms by meaning

nounmedical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart

Similar
cardiograph
Broader
medical instrument
Also see
cardiograph

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱerd-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱḗr
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥díyeh₂
  9. Proto-Hellenic*kərdíyā
  10. Ancient Greekκαρδία (kardía)
  11. Englishcardio-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  13. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  14. Ancient Greekγράφω (gráphō)
  15. Englishelectrocardiograph

From electro- + cardio- + -graph.

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Translations

Catalan electrocardiògraf
  • electrocardiògrafa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Chinese Mandarin 心電圖儀 /心电图仪
  • 心電圖儀 /心电图仪a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Czech elektrokardiograf
  • elektrokardiografa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Dutch elektrocardiograaf
  • elektrocardiograafa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Esperanto elektrokardiografio
  • elektrokardiografioa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Finnish EKG-laite
  • EKG-laitea device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
French électrocardiographe
  • électrocardiographea device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
German Elektrokardiograph
  • Elektrokardiographa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Greek ηλεκτροκαρδιογράφος, ηλεκτροκαρδιογραφία
  • ηλεκτροκαρδιογράφος (ilektrokardiográfos)a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
  • ηλεκτροκαρδιογραφία (ilektrokardiografía)a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Hungarian elektrokardiográf
  • elektrokardiográfa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Indonesian elektrokardiograf
  • elektrokardiografa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Irish leictreacardagraf
  • leictreacardagrafa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Japanese 心電計
  • 心電計 (shindenkei)a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Korean 심전계
  • 심전계 (simjeon'gye)a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Polish elektrokardiograf
  • elektrokardiografa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Portuguese electrocardiógrafo
  • electrocardiógrafoa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Romanian electrocardiograf
  • electrocardiografa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Russian электрокардио́граф
  • электрокардио́граф (elektrokardiógraf)a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Spanish electrocardiógrafo
  • electrocardiógrafoa device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities
Urdu برقی قلب نگار
  • برقی قلب نگار (barqī qalb nigār)a device used in the diagnosis and detection of heart abnormalities

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with electrocardiograph

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Cite this entry
APA

electrocardiograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocardiograph

MLA

“electrocardiograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocardiograph. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrocardiograph,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrocardiograph.

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