cardiogramn.
/ˈkɑːdɪə(ʊ)ɡram/, U.S. /ˈkɑrdiəˌɡræm/, /ˈkɑrdioʊˌɡræm/ A record made by cardiography; (in later use) spec. an electrocardiogram.Cf. echocardiogram n. at echocardiography n. Derivatives, phonocardiogram n., etc.
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cardiogram1871
angiogram1877
myogram1882
arteriogram1885
phlebogram1885
sphygmogram1887
pneumatogram1890
electrocardiogram1895
tonogram1899
tremogram1899
stethogram1900
telecardiogram1906
electrogram1909
phonocardiogram1911
bigram1916
electromyogram1917
ECG1918
polygram1923
pneumotachogram1926
salpingogram1927
haemogram1929
angiogram1932
angiograph1934
electroencephalogram1934
cystometrogram1936
EEG1936
ballistocardiogram1938
vectorcardiogram1938
myelogram1940
pupillogram1940
EMG1949
echoencephalogram1956
spirogram1956
magnetocardiogram1963
electronystagmogram1965
echocardiogram1966
magnetoencephalogram1968
tympanogram1969
1871 Lancet 25 Nov. 742/1 This instrument gives better cardiograms than any other form of cardiograph yet invented.
1953 Daily Mail 18 Sept. 5/2 Cardiograms of his heart-beats have traced his return to complete health.
2003 Guardian 21 June (Travel section) 2/2 It contains prothoanthocyanidol, hence the label-image of a cardiogram and the printed promise that it ‘reduces the risk of myocardial infarction and arteriosclerosis and protects against cancer’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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