Meanings
nounmechanocardiogram (plural mechanocardiograms)
plural mechanocardiograms
- A cardiogram that shows the mechanical effects of the heartbeat
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmekanyk
- Englishmechan(ic)
- Englishmechano-
- 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
- Englishmechanocardiogram
From mechano- + cardiogram.
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mechanocardiogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanocardiogram
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“mechanocardiogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanocardiogram. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanocardiogram,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanocardiogram.
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