EKG
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- noun
- /ˌiː.keɪˈdʒiː/
- Specialized
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electrocardiograma
- The doctor reviewed the EKG results, which showed normal heart activity.
- EKG electrodes
So you're hooked up to heart rate monitors, EKG, all that stuff.
- So you're hooked up to heart rate monitors, EKG, all that stuff.
- It's it's very functional, it's sleek, and yet it also has an ECG function that's pretty cool.
- When that gave her no relief whatsoever, I said, you know what, let's get an EKG on this sweet little old lady.
- Unless you absolutely could care less about doing an ECG or using the ECG feature, in which case it's a non issue.
- And they have his, they have some kind of EKG situation where they're monitoring the heart.
- Trump's signature looks like they did an EKG while he was having sex with Stormy Daniels.
Examples
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Tarrant turned on the power and started the EKG, watching the tracing feed emerge from the unit.
Fiction book (1997) -
To our dismay, his EKG showed no electrical activity, no rhythm at all, a "flat line."
Fiction book (1991) -
And his latest EKG is normal.
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All right, your EKG looks perfectly normal.
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It's an example of an EKG or ECG, an electrocardiograph.
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His EKG showed signs of a heart attack during dialysis, but he's stable now.
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Angela will take blood samples, do the EKG, and a chest X-ray.
Fiction book (1996) -
The IV bottle is sputtering and bubbling; the EKG monitor is flashing.
Fiction book (1997) -
Kari Dovell adjusted the controls of the EKG, sharpening the contrast.
Fiction book (1992) -
Serum cholesterol, folate level... liver function, blood pressure, EKG-- they're all fine.
Synonyms
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A record that shows the heart's electrical activity
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A test that records the heart's electrical activity to check for heart problems
Surface Forms
Etymology
EKG stands for electro- (meaning 'electric'), cardio- (meaning 'heart') and -gram (meaning 'a written record'). So an EKG is literally a 'written record' of the heart's electrical activity and is used to check the heart's rhythm. The letters EKG use a K because of the German spelling Elektrokardiogramm, though you may also see ECG in English.