seismocardiography

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *tweys-

Proto-Indo-European *twéys-e-ti

Proto-Hellenic *tséihō

Ancient Greek σείω (seíō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mos

Proto-Indo-European *-mós

Ancient Greek -μός (-mós)

Ancient Greek σεισμός (seismós)

English seismo-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr

Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂

Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā

Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía)lbor.

English cardio-

Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-

Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō

Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ)

Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor.

French -graphieder.

English -graphy

English cardiography

English seismocardiography

From seismo- + cardiography.

Noun

seismocardiography (uncountable)

1. The non-invasive measurement of accelerations in the chest wall produced by myocardial movement