1. a medical technician who operates electrocardiograph machines and records the electrical activity of the heart
Usage: healthcare profession; also called cardiac technician or ECG technician

Examples

• The cardiographer attached electrodes to the patient's chest to record an EKG.
• She works as a cardiographer in the hospital's cardiology department.
• The cardiographer reviewed the heart rhythm data with the cardiologist.
• After training, he became a certified cardiographer.
• The cardiographer prepared the patient for the stress test.