electroencephalogram
[ ih-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-luh-gram ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræm /
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noun Medicine/Medical.
a graphic record produced by an electroencephalograph. Abbreviation: EEG
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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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Medicine 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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Science 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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Culture 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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