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ELECTROMYOGRAPH

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e⋅lec⋅tro⋅my⋅o⋅graph

[i-lek-troh-mahy-uh-graf, -grahf]
–noun
a device for recording electric currents from an active muscle to produce an electromyogram. Abbreviation: EMG

Origin:
1945–50; electro- + myograph


e⋅lec⋅tro⋅my⋅o⋅graph⋅ic [i-lek-troh-mahy-uh-graf-ik] , adjective
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅my⋅o⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
e⋅lec⋅tro⋅my⋅og⋅ra⋅phy [i-lek-troh-mahy-og-ruh-fee] , noun
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e·lec·tro·my·o·graph   (ĭ-lěk'trō-mī'ə-grāf')   
n.  An instrument used in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders that produces an audio or visual record of the electrical activity of a skeletal muscle by means of an electrode inserted into the muscle or placed on the skin.
e·lec'tro·my'o·graph'ic adj., e·lec'tro·my'o·graph'i·cal·ly adv., e·lec'tro·my·og'ra·phy (-mī-ŏg'rə-fē) n.
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Main Entry: elec·tro·myo·graph
Pronunciation: -"graf
Function: noun
: an instrument that converts the electrical activity associatedwith functioning skeletal muscle into a visual record or into sound and has been used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders and in biofeedback training —elec·tro·myo·graph·ic /-"mI-&-'graf-ik/ adjectiveelec·tro·myo·graph·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverbelec·tro·my·og·ra·phy /-mI-'äg-r&-fE/ noun plural -phies
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electromyograph e·lec·tro·my·o·graph (ĭ-lěk'trō-mī'ə-graf')
n.
An instrument used in diagnosing neuromuscular disorders that produces an audio or visual record of the electrical activity of a skeletal muscle by means of an electrode inserted into the muscle or placed on the skin.


e·lec'tro·my·og'ra·phy (-mī-ŏg'rə-fē) n.

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