EKG

See also: ekg

English

Etymology

From German EKG. Initialism of German Elektrokardiogramm.

Noun

EKG

1. (cardiology) Synonym of ECG (“electrocardiogram”).

Usage notes

In the US, this spelling is more common than (and may even be preferred over) the ECG spelling, particularly in medical contexts where both electrocardiograms and electroencephalograms may be present. This is mainly due to the ease with which ECG (ee-cee-gee) may be confused with EEG (ee-ee-gee) in most American English dialects.

Anagrams

• keg

Finnish

Etymology

Compare German EKG.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːˌkoːˌɡeː/, [ˈe̞ːˌko̞ːˌɡe̞ː]
• Rhymes: -eː

Noun

EKG

1. (cardiology) initialism of elektrokardiogrammi (“ECG, electrocardiogram”)

Declension

Inflection of EKG (Kotus type 18/maa) singular plural nominative EKG EKG:t genitive EKG:n EKG:iden EKG:itten partitive EKG:tä EKG:itä accusative EKG EKG:n EKG:t inessive EKG:ssä EKG:issä elative EKG:stä EKG:istä illative EKG:hen EKG:ihin adessive EKG:llä EKG:illä ablative EKG:ltä EKG:iltä allative EKG:lle EKG:ille essive EKG:nä EKG:inä translative EKG:ksi EKG:iksi abessive EKG:ttä EKG:ittä instructive – EKG:in comitative – EKG:ineen

Derived terms

compounds

• EKG-laite

Further reading

• “EKG”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 14 May 2026

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeːkaˈɡeː/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

EKG n (strong, genitive EKG or EKGs, plural EKGs or EKG)

1. (cardiology) abbreviation of Elektrokardiogramm (“electrocardiogram”): ECG

Descendants

• English: EKG

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ˈka.ɡe/

Noun

EKG (plural EKG-EKG)

1. (cardiology) initialism of elektrokardiogram
2. (cardiology) initialism of elektrokardiograf
3. (cardiology) initialism of elektrokardiografi

Polish

Alternative forms

• ekg (rare)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ ˈka ˈɡjɛ/

• Audio:

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• Syllabification: E‧K‧G

Noun

EKG n (indeclinable)

1. (cardiology) initialism of elektrokardiograf (“electrocardiograph”) (device that creates the recording)
2. (cardiology) initialism of elektrokardiogram (“electrocardiogram”) (recording that an electrocardiograph produces)
3. (cardiology) initialism of elektrokardiografia (“electrocardiography”) (process that the device performs)

Further reading

• “EKG”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “EKG”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)