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encephalogram

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en⋅ceph⋅a⋅lo⋅gram

  [en-sef-uh-luh-gram]
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–noun Medicine/Medical.
an x-ray of the brain, usually involving replacement of some cerebrospinal fluid by air or other gas that circulates to the brain's ventricular spaces and acts as a contrast medium.
Origin:
1925–30; encephalo- + -gram 1
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e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·gram   (ĭ-lěk'trō-ěn-sěf'ə-lə-grām')   
n.   Abbr. EEG
A graphic record of the electrical activity of the brain as recorded by an electroencephalograph. Also called encephalogram.
en·ceph·a·lo·gram   (ěn-sěf'ə-lə-grām', -ə-lō-)   
n.  

  1. An x-ray picture of the brain taken by encephalography. Also called encephalograph.

  2. See electroencephalogram.

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Main Entry: en·ceph·a·lo·gram
Pronunciation: in-'sef-&-l&-"gram
Function: noun
: an X-ray picture of the brain made byencephalography
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encephalogram en·ceph·a·lo·gram (ěn-sěf'ə-lə-grām', -ə-lō-)
n.

  1. An x-ray picture of the brain taken by encephalography.

  2. An electroencephalogram.

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