electromyograph

American

[ih-lek-troh-mahy-uh-graf, -grahf] / ɪˌlɛk troʊˈmaɪ əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

a device for recording electric currents from an active muscle to produce an electromyogram. EMG

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Etymology

Origin of electromyograph

First recorded in 1945–50; electro- + myograph

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electromyograph

In addition, a muscle-tension detector attached to the skin of his jaw is connected to an electromyograph.

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The signals from the chewing teeth and the muscle-tension record of the electromyograph are picked up by a receiver and recorded on tape before being translated into graphs.

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