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rheocardiography

rheocardiography noun: the measurement of hemodynamic parameters of the heart (such as stroke volume and cardiac output) by passing a high-frequency current of small amplitude through the chest and recording changes in electrical resistance.

Noun

rheocardiography (countable and uncountable, plural rheocardiographies)

  1. The measurement of hemodynamic parameters of the heart (such as stroke volume and cardiac output) by passing a high-frequency current of small amplitude through the chest and recording changes in electrical resistance.
    • Rheocardiography seemed to be of valuable assistance in diagnosing these cases and in recording the separate stages of the condition.1951, Excerpta Medica: Pediatrics - Volume 5, page 234
    • The biophysical principles of impedance rheocardiography were first substantiated by Russian (A. A. Kedrov, Yu. T. Pushkar) and foreign (W. G. Kubicek, B. Sramek) researchers in the 1940-1960s.2000, Critical Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, page 106

Forms of rheocardiography

pluralrheocardiographies

Origin of rheocardiography

From rheo- + cardiography.

Words formed from rheocardiography

Questions about rheocardiography

What does rheocardiography mean?
Rheocardiography means the measurement of hemodynamic parameters of the heart (such as stroke volume and cardiac output) by passing a high-frequency current of small amplitude through the chest and recording changes in electrical resistance.
What part of speech is rheocardiography?
Rheocardiography is a noun.
What is the plural of rheocardiography?
The plural of rheocardiography is rheocardiographies.

Words near rheocardiography in the dictionary

  1. rheobiont
  2. rheobionts
  3. rheocardiogram
  4. rheocardiograms
  5. rheocardiographic
  6. rheocardiography
  7. rheocasting
  8. rheochord
  9. rheochords
  10. rheochrysidin
  11. rheocord

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