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Cardiology: is an ecg and ekg interchangable terms and the same machine used during examination?
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Yes: ECG (electrocardiogram) and EKG (elektrokardiogramm - German spelling) are the same thing. The English language includes words originating from many different languages.
Answered 7/12/2014
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