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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHIC

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅en⋅ceph⋅a⋅lo⋅graph

[i-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-luh-graf, -grahf]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
an instrument for measuring and recording the electric activity of the brain.

Origin:
1935–40; electro- + encephalograph


e⋅lec⋅tro⋅en⋅ceph⋅a⋅lo⋅graph⋅ic [i-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-luh-graf-ik] , e⋅lec⋅tro⋅en⋅ceph⋅a⋅lo⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅en⋅ceph⋅a⋅lo⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅en⋅ceph⋅a⋅log⋅ra⋅phy [i-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-log-ruh-fee] , noun
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e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph   (ĭ-lěk'trō-ěn-sěf'ə-lə-grāf')   
n.   Abbr. EEG
An instrument that measures electrical potentials on the scalp and generates a record of the electrical activity of the brain. Also called encephalograph.
e·lec'tro·en·ceph'a·lo·graph'ic adj., e·lec'tro·en·ceph'a·log'ra·phy (-lŏg'rə-fē) n.
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Main Entry: elec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph
Pronunciation: -"graf
Function: noun
: an apparatus for detecting andrecording brain waves called also encephalographelec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·ic /-"sef-&-l&-'graf-ik/ adjectiveelec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverbelec·tro·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy /-'läg-r&-fE/ noun plural -phies
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electroencephalograph e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph (ĭ-lěk'trō-ěn-sěf'ə-lə-grāf')
n.
An instrument that generates a record of the electrical activity of the brain by measuring electric potentials using electrodes attached to the scalp.


e·lec'tro·en·ceph'a·lo·graph'ic adj.
e·lec'tro·en·ceph'a·log'ra·phy (-lŏg'rə-fē) n.

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