electroencephalogram

noun elec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·gram \-in-ˈse-f(ə-)lə-ˌgram\

Definition of ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM

: the tracing of brain waves made by an electroencephalograph

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First Known Use: 1934

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noun elec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·gram \-in-ˈsef-ə-lə-ˌgram\

: the tracing of brain waves made by an electroencephalograph

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