electroencephalograph
[ih-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-luh-graf, -grahf]
- an instrument for measuring and recording the electric activity of the brain.
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A peculiar mixture of radio and the electroencephalograph, I think.
The Women-Stealers of ThrayxFox B. Holden
The Attison Detector was developed, a cross between radar and the electroencephalograph.
The Hour of BattleRobert Sheckley
electroencephalograph
- an instrument for recording the electrical activity of the brain, usually by means of electrodes placed on the scalp: used to diagnose tumours of the brain, to study brain waves, etcAbbreviation: EEG See also brain wave
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electroencephalograph
(ĭ-lĕk′trō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lə-grăf′)- An instrument that generates a record of the electrical activity of the brain by measuring electric potentials using electrodes attached to the scalp.
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