cardioscope meaning

Pronunciation:   "cardioscope" in a sentence
[Medicine]
Recording of the moment-to-moment electromotive forces of the HEART as projected onto various sites on the body's surface,delineated as a scalar function of time. The recording is monitored by a tracing on slow moving chart paper or by observing it on a cardioscope,which is a CATHODE RAY TUBE DISPLAY. n
1 : an instrument that permits direct visual inspection of the interior of the heart
2 : an instrument that permits continuous electrocardiographic observation of the heart's action during an operation
3 : an instrument equipped with a screen on which tracings of the heart's action and sounds can be demonstrated

Examples

  1. cardioscope mini monitor

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