electrocardiogram
noun
elec·tro·car·dio·gram
i-ˌlek-trō-ˈkär-dē-ə-ˌgram 
: the tracing made by an electrocardiograph
also
: the procedure for producing an electrocardiogram
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Using data from electrocardiograms, or ECGs, taken in a doctor’s office, wearable heart monitors and implantable cardiac devices, Marcus and his team determined if and when people in each group had their first recurrent episode of A-fib.
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The doctors used equipment that had been smuggled into the Ghetto to measure capillary circulation, examine bone marrow under microscopes, and record electrocardiograms.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
The Mingograph was originally used to record electrocardiograms of heart patients.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
Her doctor then ordered an echocardiogram (ECHO) and an electrocardiogram (EKG).
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 9 Nov. 2025
The doctors used equipment that had been smuggled into the Ghetto to measure capillary circulation, examine bone marrow under microscopes, and record electrocardiograms.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
The Mingograph was originally used to record electrocardiograms of heart patients.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2025
Her doctor then ordered an echocardiogram (ECHO) and an electrocardiogram (EKG).
—Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
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“Electrocardiogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/electrocardiogram. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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electrocardiogram
noun
elec·tro·car·dio·gram
-ˈkärd-ē-ə-ˌgram
: the tracing made by an electrocardiograph
also
: the procedure for producing an electrocardiogram
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