electromyogram

e·lec·tro·my·o·gram

[ih-lek-truh-mahy-uh-gram]
noun Medicine/Medical.
a graphic record of the electric currents associated with muscular action. Abbreviation: EMG

Origin:
1915–20; electro- + myogram

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electromyogram e·lec·tro·my·o·gram (ĭ-lěk'trō-mī'ə-grām')
n.
Abbr. EMG
A graphic record of the electrical activity of a muscle as recorded by an electromyograph.

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