encephalograph

American

[en-sef-uh-luh-graf, -grahf] / ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

an encephalogram.
an electroencephalograph.

encephalograph British

/ -ˌɡræf, ɛnˈsɛfələˌɡrɑːf /

noun

short for electroencephalograph
any other apparatus used to produce an encephalogram

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

encephalographically

adverb
encephalographic

adjective
encephalography

noun

Etymology

Origin of encephalograph

First recorded in 1930–35; encephalo- + -graph

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