electrocardiograph

n. (Abbr. EKG or ECG)
An instrument used in the detection and diagnosis of heart abnormalities that measures electrical potentials on the body surface and generates a record of the electrical currents associated with heart muscle activity. Also called cardiograph.

electrocardiographic e·lec'tro·car'di·o·graph'ic (-grăf'ĭk) adj.
electrocardiographically e·lec'tro·car'di·o·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
electrocardiography e·lec'tro·car'di·og'ra·phy (-kär'dē-ŏg'rə-fē) n.

(i-lek-troh-kahr-dee-uh-graf)

An instrument that records electrical activity in the heart. The electrocardiograph produces an electrocardiogram.

The apparatus used in electrocardiography.

Portable electrocardiograph used during exercise. By permission from Hinchcliff KW, Kaneps AJ, Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery, Saunders, 2004

Dansk (Danish)
n. - elektriokardiograf

Nederlands (Dutch)
elektrocardiograaf (machine die de hartslag onderzoekt)

Français (French)
n. - électrocardiographe

Deutsch (German)
n. - Elektrokardiograph

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ιατρ.) ηλεκτροκαρδιογράφος

Italiano (Italian)
elettrocardiografo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - eletrocardiógrafo (m) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
электрокардиограф

Español (Spanish)
n. - electrocardiógrafo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - elektrokardiograf

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
心动电流描记器, 心电图仪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 心動電流描記器, 心電圖儀

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 심전계

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 心電計

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جهاز تخطيط كهربائيه القلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכשיר אק"ג, אלקטרוקרדיוגרף‬

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