cardiogram

noun

car·​dio·​gram ˈkär-dē-ə-ˌgram How to pronounce cardiogram (audio)
: the curve or tracing made by a cardiograph

Examples of cardiogram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Of late, fashion’s cardiogram has featured dramatic peaks and valleys. Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 22 Mar. 2024 And their stock price has been jumping up and down like a cardiogram. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023 In particular, cardiologist Eric Topol delivered a compelling overview of how deep learning has been shown in research to detect seemingly unrelated diseases from X-rays, cardiograms, and retinal scans. Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023 Carrillo sometimes misses cardiograms and check-ups to monitor her health after having heart surgery. Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023 Mountains ran a cardiogram across the sky. Nell Wright, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 Bestsellers may offer a snapshot of passing fads, but this remarkable list compiled from more than a century of circulation data is like a literary cardiogram of the nation’s beating heart. Be encouraged. Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2020 McElwain said Robinson will see a specialist this week about a heart condition detected last month on an echo-cardiogram. Edgar Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 18 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cardiogram was in 1871

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“Cardiogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiogram. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

Medical Definition

cardiogram

noun
car·​dio·​gram ˈkärd-ē-ə-ˌgram How to pronounce cardiogram (audio)
: the curve or tracing made by a cardiograph
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