vectorcardiography en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Italic *weɣō Latin vehō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin vectorlbor. English vector Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd- Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂ Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor. English cardio- Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English cardiography English vectorcardiography From vector + cardiography.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A method of recording the magnitude and direction of the electrical forces generated by the heart by means of a continuous series of vectors that form curving lines around a central point.