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EKG
(ē-kā-jē′)n.
1. An electrocardiogram.
2. An electrocardiograph.
[From German, abbreviation of E(lektro)k(ardio)g(ramm), electrocardiogram.]
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EKG
(in the US and Canada) abbreviation for
1. (Medicine) electrocardiogram
2. (Medicine) electrocardiograph
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EKG
1. electrocardiogram.
2. electrocardiograph.
[< German E(lectro)k(ardio)g(ramme)]
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EKG
Abbreviation of electrocardiogram
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Noun | 1. | ![]() checkup, health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination - a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person graph, graphical record - a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes |
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EKG
(ant) V. electrocardiogram.English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.