car·dio·scope
n 1 : an instrument that permits direct visual inspection of the interior of the heart 2 : an instrument that permits continuous electrocardiographic observation of the heart's action during an operation 3 : an instrument equipped with a screen on which tracings of the heart's action and sounds can be demonstrated .
Similar sounding terms: ker·a·to·scope
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