encephalograph

American  

[en-sef-uh-luh-graf, -grahf] / ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. an encephalogram.

2. an electroencephalograph.

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encephalograph British  

/ -ˌɡræf, ɛnˈsɛfələˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. short for electroencephalograph

2. any other apparatus used to produce an encephalogram

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Other Word Forms

• encephalographic adjective
• encephalographically adverb
• encephalography noun

Etymology

Origin of encephalograph

First recorded in 1930–35; encephalo- + -graph

Example Sentences

She wielded the trephine that laid the patient's brain bare, he kept track of the patient's life by observing the squiggles on the roll of graph paper that emerged from his encephalograph.

From The Fourth R by Smith, George Oliver

The helmet makes contact with the skull in those spots where the probes of the encephalograph are placed.

From The Fourth R by Smith, George Oliver

Half of Gavotti's machine is a still more delicate encephalograph.

From Sentiment, Inc. by Anderson, Poul William

The ax came down on the encephalograph and Berry burst into tears and allowed Titus to lead him away.

From I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon by Freas, Kelly

They pooled their intellects and plunged into the problem of creating an encephalograph that would record the infinitesimal irregularities that were superimposed upon the great waves.

From The Fourth R by Smith, George Oliver