electrooculogram

[ ih-lek-troh-ok-yuh-luh-gram ]

/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈɒk yə ləˌgræm /

noun Ophthalmology.

a record of the changes in electrical potential that occur between the front and back of the eyeball as the eyes move between two fixed points: used to detect retinal dysfunction. Abbreviation: EOG

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Origin of electrooculogram

First recorded in 1945–50; electro- + oculo- + -gram¹

Words nearby electrooculogram

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