electrocorticogram

[ ih-lek-troh-kawr-ti-kuh-gram ]

nounMedicine/Medical.
  1. a record of the electrical activity of the cerebral cortex.

Origin of electrocorticogram

1
First recorded in 1935–40; electro- + cortico- + -gram1

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British Dictionary definitions for electrocorticogram

electrocorticogram

/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɔːtɪkəʊˌɡræm) /


noun
  1. a record of brain waves obtained by placing electrodes directly on the surface of the exposed cerebral cortex: Compare electroencephalogram, electroencephalograph

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