Electrocardiography (ECG or EKG from kardia, meaning heart) is the recording of the electrical activity of the heart. Traditionally this is in the form of a transthoracic (across the thorax or chest) interpretation of the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time, as detected by electrodes attached to the surface of the skin and recor... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrocardiography
the making of graphic records of the variations in electrical potential caused by electrical activity of the heart muscle and detected at the body surface, as a method for studying the action of the heart muscle. Found on http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio29.html
method of graphic tracing (electrocardiogram; ECG or EKG) of the electric current generated by the heart muscle during a heartbeat. The tracing is ... [6 related articles] Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/e/19
<procedure> The making of graphic records of the variations in electrical potential caused by electrical activity of the heart muscle and detected at the body surface, as a method for studying the action of the heart muscle. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(e-lek″tro-kahr″de-og´rә-fe) the graphic recording from the body surface of the electric potential of currents generated by the heart, as a means of studying the action of the heart muscle. See also electrocardiogram. adj., electrocardiograph´ic., adj. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Type: Term Pronunciation: ē-lek′trō-kar′dē-og′ră-fē Definitions: 1. A method of recording electrical currents traversing the heart muscle. 2. The study and interpretation of electrocardiograms. Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=28233
electrocardiography 1. A method of recording electrical currents traversing the heart muscle just prior to each heart beat. 2. The study and interpretation of electrocardiograms. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/2724/23