electrocardiograph
- n medical instrument that records electric currents associated with contractions of the heart
- Now that the electrocardiograph has become a standard fixture in consulting rooms, doctors and patients often feel that a checkup is incomplete without its routine ceremonial .
- When the patients were hitched up to the electrocardiograph, the doctors deliberately stirred up their emotions.
- By using a medical term, Geithner gave the impression that he had some fiscal electrocardiograph that could be strapped to banks to chart the strength of their accounts.