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electrocardiogram

The origin and history of electrocardiogram.

Etymology

Electrocardiogram is built from electro-, cardio- and -gram, following the pattern of the German word Elektrokardiogramm. The word describes a written or printed record of the heart's electrical signals.

Origin: German

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