Cardiography

/ˌkɑrdiˈɑɡrəfi/ noun

Definition

The medical process of recording and displaying the electrical and mechanical activity of the heart.

Etymology

From Greek 'kardia' (heart) + 'graphia' (writing/recording). Coined in medical science in the 1880s when technology first made it possible to visualize heart function electronically.

Kelly Says

Cardiography literally lets doctors 'read' what your heart is doing without opening your chest—it's been called the greatest non-invasive diagnostic tool in medical history.

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