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electrocardiophonography

Definition electrocardiophonography

electrocardiophonography

electrocardiophonography n. a technique for recording heart sounds and murmurs simultaneously with the ECG, which is used as a reference tracing. The sound is picked up by a microphone placed over the heart. The tracing is a phonocardiogram. It provides a permanent record of heart sounds and murmurs and is useful in their analysis.