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Phonocardiography MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Phonocardiography
Tree Number(s)
E01.370.370.380.400.500
Unique ID
D010701
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010701
Annotation
usually NIM
Scope Note
Graphic registration of the heart sounds picked up as vibrations and transformed by a piezoelectric crystal microphone into a varying electrical output according to the stresses imposed by the sound waves. The electrical output is amplified by a stethograph amplifier and recorded by a device incorporated into the electrocardiograph or by a multichannel recording machine.
Entry Version
PHONOCARDIOGR
NLM Classification #
WG 141.5.P4
Date Introduced
1966/01/01
Last Updated
1999/01/01
Phonocardiography Preferred
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