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electrocardiogram(ECG, EKG) (e-lek″tro-kahrŽde-o-gram″) the record produced by electrocardiography; a tracing representing the heart's electrical action derived by amplification of the minutely small electrical impulses normally generated by the heart. The normal electrocardiogram has three components: the P wave at the beginning of each contraction of the atria; the QRS complex at the beginning of each contraction of the ventricles; and the T wave coming as the ventricles recover electrically and prepare for the next contraction. There is a short refractory period between the T and P waves during which the muscle is not excitable.
Normal electrocardiogram.
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