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ergograph

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er⋅go⋅graph

  [ur-guh-graf, -grahf]
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–noun
an instrument that records the amount of work done when a muscle contracts.
Origin:
1890–95; ergo- 1 + -graph

Related forms:
er⋅go⋅graph⋅ic  [ur-guh-graf-ik] , adjective
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er·go·graph   (ûr'gə-grāf')   
n.  A device for measuring the work capacity of a muscle or group of muscles during contraction.

[Greek ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots + -graph.]
er'go·graph'ic adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: er·go·graph
Pronunciation: '&r-g&-"graf
Function: noun
: an apparatus for measuring the work capacity of a muscle —er·go·graph·ic /"&r-g&-'graf-ik/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ergograph er·go·graph (ûr'gə-grāf')
n.
A device for measuring the work capacity of a muscle or group of muscles during contraction.

er'go·graph'ic adj.

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