EEG
Americanabbreviation
abbreviation
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electroencephalogram
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electroencephalograph
Example Sentences
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Abbott watches EEG results, which are really a training screen showing “status epilepticus,” an epileptic seizure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
With EEG technology, "you can pick these things up before you actually see physical symptoms of them. And this is just one example."
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
What's on display is a moving graph which looks a bit like an EEG.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
For a small proportion of this group of epilepsy patients, less than 10%, recording seizures using scalp EEG is enough to provide the necessary information.
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025
The EEG plots amazing patterns of electrical activity that match specific areas of the brain with specific functions.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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