| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. A graphical recording of the cardiac cycle produced by an electrocardiograph.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "EKG" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1954. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EKG
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Aerospace | 1: Electrocardiogram (Record). (references) | 2: Electrocardiograph (Instrument). (references) | |
| Environment | Effective kilogram. (references) | ||
| Health | Measurement of electrical activity during heartbeats. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: EKG
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| EKG technician | Occupations | Produces recordings of electromotive variations in patient's heart muscle, using electrocardiograph (ECG), to provide data for diagnosis of heart ailments: Attaches electrodes to chest, arms, and legs of patient. Connects electrode leads to electrocardiograph and starts machine. Moves electrodes along specified area of chest to produce electrocardiogram that records electromotive variations occurring in different areas of heart muscle. Monitors electrocardiogram for abnormal patterns. Keys information into machine or marks tracing to indicate positions of chest electrodes. Replenishes supply of paper and ink in machine and reports malfunctions. Edits and forwards final test results to attending physician for analysis and interpretation. May attach electrodes of Holter monitor (electrocardiograph) to patient to record data over extended period of time. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: EKG
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| Ekg | English | Effective kilogram | Meteorology & Standards | |
| EKG | German | Elementkostengliederung | Building & Civil Engineering, Meteorology & Standards | |
| EKG | Swedish | Elektrokardiografi | Medicine, Meteorology & Standards | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | Top | |||
