心電図(しんでんず)

しんでんず
noun
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
medicalhealth
1. electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
A recording of the heart's electrical activity, used to diagnose heart problems. Refers both to the test itself and to the printed/displayed trace.
心電図(しんでんず)をとった。
I had an ECG taken.
心電図(しんでんず)に異常(いじょう)は見(み)られなかった。
No abnormalities were seen on the ECG.
健康(けんこう)診断(しんだん)では毎年(まいとし)心電図(しんでんず)を測定(そくてい)することになっている。
At my annual health check, I'm scheduled to have my ECG taken every year.

Compound of 心(しん) (heart) + 電(でん) (electrical) + 図(ず) (chart). Standard term in medical contexts and health-screening paperwork.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 脳波(のうは): brain waves; EEG — the analogous test for the brain
  • 心電計(しんでんけい): electrocardiograph — the machine that produces the 心電図(しんでんず)

Related Words

Compare: 脳波(のうは) (brain waves)
Related: 不整脈(ふせいみゃく) (arrhythmia)
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