Electrokymograph
electrokymograph e·lec·tro·ky·mo·graph (ĭ-lěk’trō-kī’mə-grāf’)
n.
An apparatus for recording the movements of the heart and great vessels by observing changes in the x-ray silouettes. No longer in technical use.
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