electrocardiography

noun

The science and practice of the creation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms.

Similar
ECGEKGcardiography
OriginEnglish cardiography ← Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō →
UncommonScrabble 33
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Meanings

nounelectrocardiography (countable and uncountable, plural electrocardiographies)

plural electrocardiographies

  1. countableuncountableThe science and practice of the creation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms.

    Synonyms: ECG, EKG

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe science and practice of the creation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms.

Similar
ECGEKG

More synonyms by meaning

noundiagnostic procedure consisting of recording the activity of the heart electronically with a cardiograph (and producing a cardiogram)

Similar
cardiography
Broader
diagnostic procedurediagnostic technique
Also see
cardiographytelecardiography

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 Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  15. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  16. Englishcardiography
  17. Englishelectrocardiography

From electro- + cardiography.

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Translations

Afrikaans elektrokardiografie
  • elektrokardiografiethe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Bengali ইলেকট্রোকার্ডিওগ্রাফি
  • ইলেকট্রোকার্ডিওগ্রাফি (ilekṭrōkarḍiōgraphi)the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Catalan electrocardiografia
  • electrocardiografiathe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Chinese Mandarin 心電描記術 /心电描记术, 心電圖學 /心电图学
  • 心電描記術 /心电描记术 (xīn diàn miáojì shù)the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • 心電圖學 /心电图学 (xīndiàntúxué)the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Danish elektrokardiografi
  • elektrokardiografithe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Dutch elektrocardiograaf, elektrocardiografie
  • elektrocardiograafthe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
  • elektrocardiografiethe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Esperanto elektrokardiografio
  • elektrokardiografiothe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Finnish elektrokardiografia
  • elektrokardiografiathe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
French électrocardiographie
  • électrocardiographiethe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
German Elektrokardiografie
  • Elektrokardiografiethe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Hindi इलैक्ट्रोकार्डियोग्राफी
  • इलैक्ट्रोकार्डियोग्राफी (ilaikṭrokārḍiyogrāphī)the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Hungarian elektrokardiográfia
  • elektrokardiográfiathe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Indonesian elektrokardiografi
  • elektrokardiografithe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Irish leictreacardagrafaíocht
  • leictreacardagrafaíochtthe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Italian elettrocardiografia
  • elettrocardiografiathe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Latvian elektrokardiogrāfija
  • elektrokardiogrāfijathe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Lithuanian elektrokardiografija
  • elektrokardiografijathe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Norwegian Bokmål elektrokardiografi
  • elektrokardiografithe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Polish elektrokardiografia
  • elektrokardiografiathe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Romanian electrocardiografie
  • electrocardiografiethe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Russian электрокардиогра́фия
  • электрокардиогра́фия (elektrokardiográfija)the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Slovak elektrokardiografia
  • elektrokardiografiathe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Spanish electrocardiografía
  • electrocardiografíathe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Swedish elektrokardiografi
  • elektrokardiografithe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Tamil எலக்ட்ரோகார்டியோகிராஃபி
  • எலக்ட்ரோகார்டியோகிராஃபி (elakṭrōkārṭiyōkirāfi)the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Turkish elektrokardiyografi
  • elektrokardiyografithe science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Ukrainian електрокардіографі́я
  • електрокардіографі́я (elektrokardiohrafíja)the science of preparation and diagnostic interpretation of electrocardiograms
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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