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ballistocardiograph

ballistocardiograph noun: an instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.

Noun

ballistocardiograph (plural ballistocardiographs)

  1. An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.

Forms of ballistocardiograph

pluralballistocardiographs

Origin of ballistocardiograph

From ballisto- + cardiograph.

Questions about ballistocardiograph

What does ballistocardiograph mean?
Ballistocardiograph means an instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
What part of speech is ballistocardiograph?
Ballistocardiograph is a noun.
What is the plural of ballistocardiograph?
The plural of ballistocardiograph is ballistocardiographs.

Words near ballistocardiograph in the dictionary

  1. ballistite
  2. ballisto-
  3. ballistocardiac
  4. ballistocardiogram
  5. ballistocardiograms
  6. ballistocardiograph
  7. ballistocardiographic
  8. ballistocardiographically
  9. ballistocardiographs
  10. ballistocardiography
  11. ballistoconidia

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