electroretinogram

[ ih-lek-troh-ret-n-uh-gram ]

/ ɪˌlɛk troʊˈrɛt n əˌgræm /

noun Ophthalmology.

the graphic record obtained by electroretinography. Abbreviation: ERG

Nearby words

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

Origin of electroretinogram

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

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Medicine 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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