electroencephalograph

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

/ ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

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noun Medicine/Medical.

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

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Origin of electroencephalograph

First recorded in 1935–40; electro- + encephalograph

OTHER WORDS FROM electroencephalograph

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

Words nearby electroencephalograph

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

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How to use electroencephalograph in a sentence

The Attison Detector was developed, a cross between radar and the electroencephalograph.
The Hour of Battle|Robert Sheckley
A peculiar mixture of radio and the electroencephalograph, I think.
The Women-Stealers of Thrayx|Fox B. Holden

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 of electroencephalograph

electroencephalographic, adjectiveelectroencephalographically, adverbelectroencephalography (ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒɡrəfɪ), noun

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Medical definitions for electroencephalograph

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.

Other words from electroencephalograph

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