electroencephalograph

noun elec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph \-ˌgraf\

Definition of ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH

: an apparatus for detecting and recording brain waves

— elec·tro·en·ceph·a·log·ra·pher \-ˌse-fə-ˈlä-grə-fər\ noun

— elec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·ic \-ˌse-f(ə-)lə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— elec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

— elec·tro·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy \-ˈlä-grə-fē\ noun

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International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1936

Medical Dictionary

noun elec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph \-ˌgraf\

: an apparatus for detecting and recording brain waves—called also encephalograph

—elec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·ic \-ˌsef-ə-lə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective

—elec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

—elec·tro·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy \-ˈläg-rə-fē\ noun, plural elec·tro·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phies

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