cardiogram

noun

car·​dio·​gram ˈkär-dē-ə-ˌgram 

: the curve or tracing made by a cardiograph

Examples of cardiogram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Most teams’ year-over-year rankings resemble cardiograms, ricocheting up and down peaks and valleys as the farm is depleted and replenished over and over in the pursuit of championships. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Feb. 2025

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

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

cardiogram

noun

car·​dio·​gram ˈkärd-ē-ə-ˌgram 

: the curve or tracing made by a cardiograph