electrocardiographyn.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊkɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˌkɑrdiˈɑɡrəfi/, /əˌlɛktrəˌkɑrdiˈɑɡrəfi/, /iˌlɛktrəˌkɑrdiˈɑɡrəfi/, /iˌlɛktroʊˌkɑrdiˈɑɡrəfi/ Medicine.
The recording of the electrical activity of the heart; the study and interpretation of electrocardiograms.
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arteriography1833
pulmometry1835
pneumometry1853
sphygmography1859
spirometry1859
sphygmometry1867
pneumatometry1876
stethography1876
stethometry1876
cephalometry1881
haemautography1885
haemoglobinometry1887
pelvigraphy1890
plethysmography1890
sphygmomanometry1905
electrocardiography1910
phlebography1912
phonocardiography1913
T.P.R.1917
Fick('s) principle1920
pneumography1921
polygraphy1923
electromyography1926
oscillometry1927
pneumotachography1930
electroencephalography1935
oximetry1944
vectorcardiography1946
ballistocardiography1950
tympanometry1956
thermography1957
cystometry1959
spirography1959
rheograph1960
magnetocardiography1967
Fick method1968
magnetoencephalography1968
biofeedback1970
tympanography1977
1910 Canad. Jrnl. Med. & Surg. 27 273 (title) Electrocardiography and electro-phonography as aids in clinical diagnosis.
1930 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 5 July 83/2 Pneumotachography in combination with electrocardiography is employed in the general examination of the circulation.
1976 Star-News (Pasadena, Calif.) 11 Oct. 1/3 Another invasive technique, called internal electrocardiography, measures the heart's electrical activity by inserting a tiny electrode into the heart through an arterial catheter.
1999 New Scientist 23 Jan. 68/2 (advt.) We currently undertake Echocardiography with..Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring, Pacemaker Checks, Routine Electrocardiography.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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