electromyograph

[ ih-lek-troh-mahy-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. a device for recording electric currents from an active muscle to produce an electromyogram. : EMG

Other Words From

• e·lec·tro·my·o·graph·ic [ih-lek-troh-mahy-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
• e·lectro·myo·graphi·cal·ly adverb
• e·lec·tro·my·og·ra·phy [ih-lek-troh-mahy-, og, -r, uh, -fee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of electromyograph¹

First recorded in 1945–50; electro- + myograph

Example Sentences

Test Results: EMG: An electromyograph, a test in which the nerve pathways can be traced through the muscle using tiny electric charges, showed that the muscle itself was working fine but suggested some abnormalities in the nerves that powered the muscle.

From New York Times

In addition, a muscle-tension detector attached to the skin of his jaw is connected to an electromyograph.

From Time Magazine Archive

The signals from the chewing teeth and the muscle-tension record of the electromyograph are picked up by a receiver and recorded on tape before being translated into graphs.

From Time Magazine Archive