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ballistocardiograph

bal·lis·to·cardiograph

uncommon

noun

1.

a medical instrument that measures the mechanical force of cardiac contractions and the amount of blood passing through the heart during a specified period by measuring the recoil of the body as blood is pumped from the ventricles

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From ballisto- + cardiograph.

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