Found 2 items, similar to cardiograph.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cardiograph
cardiograph
n 1: medical instrument that records electric currents associated
with contractions of the heart [syn:
electrocardiograph]
2: a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of
cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing
through the heart during a specified period by measuring
the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the
ventricles [syn:
ballistocardiograph]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: cardiograph
cardiograph
\car"di*o*graph\, n. [Gr. kardi`a heart + -graph.]
(Med.)
An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest,
will register graphically the comparative duration and
intensity of the heart's movements.
[1913 Webster]