polysomnogram

[pol-ee-som-nuh-gram]

pol·y·som·no·gram

[pol-ee-som-nuh-gram]
noun
a record of a person's sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep. Abbreviation: PSG

Origin:
poly- + Latin somn(um) sleep + -o- + -gram1; for sense of poly-, compare polygraph

pol·y·som·nog·ra·phy [pol-ee-som-nog-ruh-fee, -suhm-] , noun
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Polysomnogram has a plethora of syllables.
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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
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polysomnogram pol·y·som·no·gram (pŏl'ē-sŏm'nə-grām')
n.
The record obtained in polysomnography.

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