cardiac monitor
2
3.7
- noun
- /ˈkɑrdɪæk ˈmɒnɪtər/
- Specialized
:
monitor cardíaco
- During the surgery, the doctor frequently checked the cardiac monitor for any irregularities in the heartbeat.
- implanted cardiac monitor
Examples
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Get her on the respirator and the cardiac monitor.
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But for the proof of the cardiac monitor and the barely perceptible rise and fall of Hatch's chest as he breathed, she would have assumed he was dead.
Fiction book (1992) -
I sit staring at a mass of lab data and at his cardiac monitor.
Fiction book (1994) -
The child should be placed on a cardiac monitor, and good IV access should be secured.
Academic text (2007) -
The reason is readily apparent from the cardiac monitor.
Fiction book (1994) -
"Sherman's cardiac monitor was showing an absolutely flat line.
Fiction book (1995) -
In the U.S., we obsess if it's OK for a patient to take off their cardiac monitor for 10 minutes to take a shower.
Blog text (16) -
Ryan was placed on a cardiac monitor upon arrival at the PICU.
Academic text (2007) -
Green lights dance across the EKG screen, alarms sound: first the cardiac monitor, next the ventilator.
Fiction book (1999) -
Illuminated only by the faint fluorescent wash from the corridor and the green glow of the cardiac monitor, room 518 was replete with shadows.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
210
3.1
A device that checks sound and picture quality
51
3.1
A small device or app that records steps and heart rate
7
3.6
A machine that records and shows a person's heartbeat
1
5.3
A machine that records the heart's electrical activity
1
5.3
A machine that records the heart's electrical signals over time
A machine that records small body movements from each heartbeat to measure heart strength and blood flow
How Advanced
- Specialized
38
7.5
- Specialized
2
3.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'cardiac' (heart-related) and 'monitor' (to observe/track), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it is a device that observes the heart's activity. This adjective+instrument noun pattern is common in English and across languages, making the expression immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Cardiac monitor is a simple name: cardiac means 'heart' and monitor means 'to watch'. So a cardiac monitor is a machine that watches the heart and shows its beats and rhythm.