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heart monitor

heart monitor

7 3.6
A machine that records and shows a person's heartbeat
  • noun
  • /hɑrt ˈmɒnɪtər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : monitor cardíaco
  • The doctor carefully observed the patient's heart activity on the heart monitor during the operation.
  • fetal heart monitor
  • wear a heart monitor
  • attach a heart monitor

A man wearing a heart monitor had just been fitted with the monitor.

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Examples

  • The heart monitor reads 30.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • "Maybe it was my imagination, but it seemed to me the heart monitor was beeping faster by the end of her tale."

    Fiction book (1990)
  • A man wearing a heart monitor had just been fitted with the monitor.

  • The heart monitor in the background is now beating regularly.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • According to the heart monitor, Harrison's pulse was in a highly fluctuating state.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The heart monitor beeped insistently, as though in rhythm with her thoughts.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • As a safety measure, the respirator and heart monitor are installed on the fixed column to prevent them from being inadvertently disconnected from the patient.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The heart monitor traced its own thin red line that flared and subsided erratically.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Aside from the electronic beeps from scattered heart monitors and hushed conversations between unit clerks, the room is relatively quiet.

    Blog text (25)
  • The child is pitiful with IVs sticking in him and tubes running underneath the bandages, and a heart monitor beeping weakly above him.

    Fiction book (1997)

Synonyms

monitor
vsheart monitor
210 3.1

A device that checks sound and picture quality

is specific to continuous measurement of the organ's electrical and rhythm activity
stethoscope
vsheart monitor
  • Specialized
24 3.5

A tool doctors use to listen to the heart and lungs

uses electronic continuous measurement rather than manual listening
cardiac monitor
vsheart monitor
  • Specialized
2 3.7

A machine that shows a person's heart rate and rhythm continuously

is used in hospitals for continuous observation and measurement of that organ
electrocardiograph
vsheart monitor
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A machine that records the heart's electrical signals over time

focuses on continuous general observation rather than only electrical recordings
cardiograph
vsheart monitor
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A machine that records the heart's electrical activity

emphasizes continuous monitoring and measurement rather than single recordings
ballistocardiograph
vsheart monitor
  • Specialized
9.9

A machine that records small body movements from each heartbeat to measure heart strength and blood flow

is broader, focusing on general electrical and rhythm observation not mechanical force
echocardiograph
vsheart monitor
  • Specialized
6.3

A machine that uses sound waves to make pictures of the heart to check how it works

records activity continually rather than producing internal images

How Continuous

heart monitor
  • Specialized
7 3.6

Surface Forms

heart monitor singular

Morphology

heart + monitor

The meaning 'a device that observes or tracks the heart' is directly and compositionally derived from 'heart' (the organ) plus 'monitor' (to observe/track). This noun+verb/nominal-compound pattern is a common, transparent way to name equipment (and exists across languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

The MWE heart monitor comes from putting together heart (the part of the body that beats) and monitor (a device that 'watches'). It is a machine that 'watches' the heart and shows its beat so doctors can tell if it is working well.