ALL meanings of ballistocardiograph
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B b - noun ballistocardiograph an instrument that records the slight recoil of the body, while on a special bed, caused by the contractions of the heart: used to measure cardiac pumping power and the elasticity of the aorta 3
- noun ballistocardiograph a device that determines cardiac output by recording the movements of the body caused by contraction of the heart and ejection of blood into the aorta. 1
- noun ballistocardiograph An instrument for recording the movements of the body caused by ejection of blood from the heart at each beat. 1
- noun ballistocardiograph An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heart beat. 0