electromyograph

[ ih-lek-troh-mahy-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

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

Other Words From

• e·lec·tro·my·o·graph·ic [ih-lek-troh-mahy-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• e·lectro·myo·graphi·cal·ly adverb
• e·lec·tro·my·og·ra·phy [ih-lek-troh-mahy-, og, -r, uh, -fee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of electromyograph¹

First recorded in 1945–50; electro- + myograph