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electroretinogram

[ ih-lek-troh-ret-n-uh-gram ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈrɛt n əˌgræm /
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noun Ophthalmology.

the graphic record obtained by electroretinography. Abbreviation: ERG

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Origin of electroretinogram

First recorded in 1935–40; electro- + retin(a) + -o- + -gram1

Words nearby electroretinogram

electropolish, electropositive, electroreceptor, electroreduction, electrorefining, electroretinogram, electroretinograph, electroretinography, electrorheology, electroscission, electroscope
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Medical definitions for electroretinogram

electroretinogram
[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-rĕt′n-ə-grăm′ ]

n.

A graphic record of the electrical activity of the retina.
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