Meanings
nounradiocardiogram (plural radiocardiograms)
plural radiocardiograms
- medicineAn X-ray recording of the progress of radioactive material injected into the chambers of the heart.
Origin
- Latinradius
- Englishradio-
- 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
- Englishradiocardiogram
From radio- + cardiogram.
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radiocardiogram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiocardiogram
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“radiocardiogram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiocardiogram. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “radiocardiogram,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/radiocardiogram.
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