myograph

[ mahy-uh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. an instrument for recording the contractions and relaxations of muscles.

myograph

/ -ˌɡræf; maɪˈɒɡrəfɪ; ˈmaɪəˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. an instrument for recording tracings ( myograms ) of muscular contractions

Derived Forms

• myography, noun
• ˌmyoˈgraphically, adverb
• ˌmyoˈgraphic, adjective

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of myograph¹

First recorded in 1865–70; myo- + -graph