The medical language definition of the word electrocardiography is ________

A) "a picture or record (of the) electricity (of the) heart"
B) "an instrument used to examine (the) electricity (of the) heart"
C) "a person who does (an) electrical (tracing of the) heart"
D) "the process of recording (the) electricity (of the) heart"


D
Explanation: A) The suffix -graphy does not mean "picture; record."
B) The suffix -graphy does not mean "instrument used to examine."
C) The suffix -graphy does not mean "person who does."
D) Correct!

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