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myograph

American

[mahy-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈmaɪ əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

an instrument for recording the contractions and relaxations of muscles.

myograph British

/ -ˌɡræf, maɪˈɒɡrəfɪ, ˈmaɪəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

an instrument for recording tracings ( myograms ) of muscular contractions

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Other Word Forms

myographic adjective
myographically adverb
myography noun

Etymology

Origin of myograph

First recorded in 1865–70; myo- + -graph

Example Sentences

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Fick’s pendulum myograph or muscle-trace recorder is described in Vierteljahrsschr. der naturforsch.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

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