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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The doctors used equipment that had been smuggled into the Ghetto to measure capillary circulation, examine bone marrow under microscopes, and record electrocardiograms.
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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
Other parts of Bethesda North’s correction plan included teaching staff, including new hires, to interpret electrocardiogram results, to escalate care for the cardiac monitoring unit when necessary and log every step in the escalation process in real time.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 17 July 2025
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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
Other parts of Bethesda North’s correction plan included teaching staff, including new hires, to interpret electrocardiogram results, to escalate care for the cardiac monitoring unit when necessary and log every step in the escalation process in real time.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 17 July 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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