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What is a ballistocardiograph?

What is a ballistocardiograph? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heart beat.
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A ballistocardiograph is a device, including a supporting structure on which the patient is placed, that moves in response to blood ejection from the heart.
This is caused by the compliance between subject and ballistocardiograph as well as by that between the latter and the surroundings.
A ballistocardiograph chair, designed to look like a normal office chair, was built and fitted with pressure sensitive EMFi-films.
Invented by American physician Isc Starr, the ballistocardiograph looked like a bed.
The heart measurement of a chicken embryo takes place by means of a ballistocardiograph as regards technology.

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