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electrocorticogram

[ ih-lek-troh-kawr-ti-kuh-gram ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a record of the electrical activity of the cerebral cortex.


electrocorticogram

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈkɔːtɪkəʊˌɡræm /

noun

  1. a record of brain waves obtained by placing electrodes directly on the surface of the exposed cerebral cortex Compare electroencephalogram electroencephalograph
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of electrocorticogram1

First recorded in 1935–40; electro- + cortico- + -gram 1

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