polysomnogram
noun
a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. PSG
polysomnography
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a word derived from
polysomnogram.
Example Sentences
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Emily Capodilupo, senior vice president of research at Whoop, says its sleep algorithms have been validated against polysomnography, and peer-reviewed studies found its sleep detection reliable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
Although the devices have become increasingly accurate, their reliability still varies, and many have not been validated against polysomnography, the gold standard for sleep measurement.
From Salon ● May 2, 2025
Among other things, polysomnography measures brain activity to determine how long each sleep stage lasts and how frequently each stage occurs.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 13, 2023
Throughout the break, subjects underwent polysomnography, a technology that monitors brain, eye and muscle activity to assess a person’s state of wakefulness.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 9, 2021
By the 1950s and ’60s, researchers were converging on a definition of sleep based on polysomnography, a combined measure of brain activity, eye movement, and muscle tone that became a gold standard.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 27, 2021
