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An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements.

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  1. n. An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements.
  2. n. medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
  3. n. a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles
  4. An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest, will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements.
  5. An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest,will register graphically the comparative duration and intensity ofthe heart's movements.
  6. n. medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart