Electrocardiogram [EKG or ECG] (electro = electrical + card = heart + gram = writing) is the electrical expression of the heartbeat recorded on a tape or specific sheet of paper for this purpose. An ECG is used to measure the rate and regularity of heartbeats, as well as the size and position of the chambers, the presence of any damage to the heart, and the effects of drugs or devices used to regulate the heart, such as a pacemaker.
The medical term for a record of the heartbeat is electrocardiogram, commonly known as an ECG or EKG. This test measures the electrical activity of the heart and helps diagnose various heart conditions.
An electrocardiogram, or ECG, is a record of the electrical activity of the myocardium, or heart muscle. The ECG is recording the summed action potentials occurring in the heart. Electrocardiography is the process of making this record.
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A pneumogram is the medical term meaning record of the lung.
Mammogram is the medical term meaning record of a breast.
Tympanogram is the medical term for a record of the eardrum.
Medical term for record of electricity is electromyogram
Bronchogram is record of the bronchus.
arthrogram
Anacusis is the medical term meaning complete deafness.
Syncope is the medical term meaning fainting.
Lamina is the medical term meaning layers.
Sensation is the medical term meaning feeling.
Flexion is the medical term meaning bending