electroencephalogram

[ ih-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-luh-gram ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræm /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a graphic record produced by an electroencephalograph. Abbreviation: EEG

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Origin of electroencephalogram

First recorded in 1930–35; electro- + encephalogram

Words nearby electroencephalogram

electrodialysis, electrodissolution, electrodynamic, electrodynamics, electrodynamometer, electroencephalogram, electroencephalograph, electroencephalographic dysrhythmia, electroendosmosis, electroextraction, electrofluor
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Example sentences from the Web for electroencephalogram

  • His electroencephalogram revealed nine alpha cycles to the second, but too much theta.

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British Dictionary definitions for electroencephalogram

electroencephalogram
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm) /

noun

med the tracing obtained from an electroencephalographAbbreviation: EEG
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Medical definitions for electroencephalogram

electroencephalogram
[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lə-grăm′ ]

n.

A graphic record of brain waves as recorded by an electroencephalograph.
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Scientific definitions for electroencephalogram

electroencephalogram
[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lə-grăm′ ]

A graphic record of brain waves representing electrical activity in the brain, used especially in the diagnosis of seizures and other neurological disorders.♦ The instrument used to record an electroencephalogram is called an electroencephalograph.It generates a record of the electrical activity of the brain by measuring electric signals using a set of electrodes attached to the scalp that act as transducers. Differences of electric potential between different parts of the brain are measured by a portable set of galvanometers and printed as a wide paper strip with multiple simultaneous waveform tracings that have standard configurations in the normal brain.
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Cultural definitions for electroencephalogram

electroencephalogram
[ (i-lek-troh-en-sef-uh- loh-gram) ]

A written recording of the electrical activity of the brain. Electroencephalograms are useful in studying and detecting brain disorders.

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