HyperDic: ballistocardiograph

English > 1 sense of the word ballistocardiograph:
NOUNartifactballistocardiograph, 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
English > ballistocardiograph: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA 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.
Synonymcardiograph
Part ofcardiac monitor, heart monitorA piece of electronic equipment for continual observation of the function of the heart
Broadermedical instrumentinstrument used in the practice of medicine
Spanishballistocardiograph
Catalanballistocardiograph

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