Meanings
nounphonocardiograph (plural phonocardiographs)
plural phonocardiographs
- medicineA device that records and displays the sounds made by the heart.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Englishphono-
- 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 Greekγράφω (gráphō)
- Englishcardiograph
- Englishphonocardiograph
From phono- + cardiograph.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian fonocardiografo
- fonocardiografodevice that records and displaus the sounds made by the heart
Cite this entry
APA
phonocardiograph. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonocardiograph
MLA
“phonocardiograph.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonocardiograph. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonocardiograph,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonocardiograph.
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