[1875–80; cardio- + -gram1]This word is first recorded in the period 1875–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: authoritarian, fan-tan, musical chairs, slime mold, weekend-gram is a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “somethingwritten,” “drawing” (epigram; diagram). On this model, -gram is used in the formation of compound words (oscillogram)
Examples of 'cardiogram' in a sentence
cardiogram
Like a heart surgeon reading a cardiogram?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A doctor diagnosed a chest infection and gave her antibiotics after electro-cardiogram tests proved clear.
The Sun (2010)
The chart above can be viewed as a sort of cardiogram for the global financial system.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The chart on the right looks like the cardiogram of a patient who is suffering a heart attack.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
A moving virtual heart with audible heartbeats and a cardiogram is an example of what he envisions.