electroencephalograph

[ ih-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-luh-graf, -grahf ]

/ ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun Medicine/Medical.

an instrument for measuring and recording the electric activity of the brain.

Nearby words

electrodissolution, electrodynamic, electrodynamics, electrodynamometer, electroencephalogram, electroencephalograph, electroencephalographic dysrhythmia, electroendosmosis, electroextraction, electrofluor, electroform

Origin of electroencephalograph

First recorded in 1935–40; electro- + encephalograph

Related forms

e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·ic

[ih-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-luh-graf-ik] /ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɛnˌsɛf ə ləˈgræf ɪk/, e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·i·cal, adjectivee·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbe·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy

[ih-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-log-ruh-fee] /ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɛnˌsɛf əˈlɒg rə fi/, noun

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A peculiar mixture of radio and the electroencephalograph, I think.
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British Dictionary definitions for electroencephalograph

electroencephalograph

/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

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

Derived Forms

electroencephalographic, adjectiveelectroencephalographically, adverbelectroencephalography (ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒɡrəfɪ), noun

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Medicine definitions for electroencephalograph

electroencephalograph

[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lə-grăf′ ]

n.

An instrument that generates a record of the electrical activity of the brain by measuring electric potentials using electrodes attached to the scalp.

Related forms

e•lec′tro•en•ceph′a•lo•graph′ic adj.e•lec′tro•en•ceph′a•log′ra•phy (-lŏg′rə-fē) n.