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cardiography

cardiography

1 5.7
A test that records the heart's movement and electrical signals to check for problems
  • noun
  • /ˌkɑrdɪˈɑɡrəfi/
  • Specialized
: cardiografía
  • Physiologic responses were determined with open-circuit spirometry, impedance cardiography, and auscultation.

Examples

  • The doctor used cardiography to analyze the patient's heart rhythm during the examination.

  • After the stress test, the cardiologist reviewed the cardiography results to diagnose any potential issues.

  • Using cardiography, the technician recorded the heart's electrical activity to check for abnormalities.

Synonyms

echocardiography
vscardiography
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A medical test that uses sound waves to make moving pictures of the heart

records internal activity signals rather than creating ultrasound images
electrocardiography
vscardiography
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A test that records the heart's electrical signals to check its activity

records both electrical and mechanical activity rather than only electrical signals

Surface Forms

cardiography singular
cardiographies plural

Morphology

cardiography = cardio + graphy

The word is built from the combining forms cardio and -graphy, but both are technical bound morphemes, so an average B1 learner would not be able to infer the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Cardiography comes from the Greek parts cardio- meaning 'heart' and -graphy meaning 'writing' or 'recording', the same idea you see in photograph. So cardiography is like 'writing' the heart, which explains why it means making a record of the heart's activity.