electrocorticography

[ ih-lek-troh-kawr-ti-kog-ruh-fee ]

/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˌkɔr tɪˈkɒg rə fi /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a technique for surveying the electrical activity of the cerebral cortex by means of an electroencephalograph and electrodes attached to the brain.

Nearby words

electroconductive, electrocontractility, electroconvulsive, electroconvulsive therapy, electrocorticogram, electrocorticography, electrocratic, electrocute, electrocyte, electrode, electrode efficiency

Origin of electrocorticography

electro- + cortico- + -graphy

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Medicine definitions for electrocorticography

electrocorticography

[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-kôr′tĭ-kŏg′rə-fē ]

n.

The technique of measuring the electrical activity of the cerebral cortex.

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