Meanings
nounphonocardiography (uncountable)
- uncountableThe recording of the sounds of 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 Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishcardiography
- Englishphonocardiography
From phono- + cardiography.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French phonocardiographie
- phonocardiographiethe recording of the sounds of the heart
Italian fonocardiografia
- fonocardiografiathe recording of the sounds of the heart
Portuguese fonocardiografia
- fonocardiografiathe recording of the sounds of the heart
Spanish fonocardiografía
- fonocardiografíathe recording of the sounds of the heart
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Cite this entry
APA
phonocardiography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonocardiography
MLA
“phonocardiography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonocardiography. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonocardiography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonocardiography.
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