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electroencephalogram

[ ih-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-luh-gram ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. a graphic record produced by an electroencephalograph. : EEG


electroencephalogram

/ ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm /

noun

  1. med the tracing obtained from an electroencephalograph EEG
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electroencephalogram

/ ĭ-lĕk′trō-ĕn-sĕfə-lə-grăm′ /

  1. A graphic record of brain waves representing electrical activity in the brain, used especially in the diagnosis of seizures and other neurological disorders.
  2. ◆ The instrument used to record an electroencephalogram is called an electroencephalograph. It generates a record of the electrical activity of the brain by measuring electric signals using a set of electrodes attached to the scalp that act as transducers. Differences of electric potential between different parts of the brain are measured by a portable set of galvanometers and printed as a wide paper strip with multiple simultaneous waveform tracings that have standard configurations in the normal brain.

electroencephalogram

  1. A written recording of the electrical activity of the brain . Electroencephalograms are useful in studying and detecting brain disorders.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of electroencephalogram1

First recorded in 1930–35; electro- + encephalogram
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Example Sentences

So she took inspiration from researchers who study language processing in humans and got her hands on an electroencephalogram machine.

Sleep was assessed using electroencephalogram recordings and visual observations.

Unlike a human brain, it offers no signals of its inner workings detectable with an electroencephalogram or MRI.

In addition, because their cortex is damaged first, the characteristic patterns of sleep are less discernible on their electroencephalograms, which complicates research.

The exams include submitting blood, urine and saliva samples, using electrocardiograms on his heart and electroencephalograms on his brain, and running pulmonary function exams.

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