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

Word History and Origins

Origin of electrocorticogram¹

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