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.
Nearby words
- electrodissolution,
- electrodynamic,
- electrodynamics,
- electrodynamometer,
- electroencephalogram,
- electroencephalographic dysrhythmia,
- electroencephalography,
- electroendosmosis,
- electroextraction,
- electrofluor
Origin of electroencephalograph
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A peculiar mixture of radio and the electroencephalograph, I think.
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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
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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.
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