HyperDic: heart_monitor

English > 1 sense of the expression heart monitor:
NOUNartifactheart monitor, cardiac monitora piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart
English > heart monitor: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart.
Synonymcardiac monitor
Partsballistocardiograph, cardiographA medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
cardiograph, electrocardiographmedical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CROelectronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
BroadermonitorA piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble

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