electroencephalograph

[ ih-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-luh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun Medicine/Medical.

an instrument for measuring and recording the electric activity of the brain.

Origin of electroencephalograph

First recorded in 1935–40; electro- + encephalograph

OTHER WORDS FROM electroencephalograph

e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·ic [ih-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-luh-graf-ik] /ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɛnˌsɛf ə ləˈgræf ɪk/, e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·i·cal, adjective e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy [ih-lek-troh-en-sef-uh-log-ruh-fee] /ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɛnˌsɛf əˈlɒg rə fi/, noun

Example sentences from the Web for electroencephalograph

  • A peculiar mixture of radio and the electroencephalograph, I think.

  • The Attison Detector was developed, a cross between radar and the electroencephalograph.

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British Dictionary definitions for electroencephalograph

electroencephalograph
/ (ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

an instrument for recording the electrical activity of the brain, usually by means of electrodes placed on the scalp: used to diagnose tumours of the brain, to study brain waves, etc Abbreviation: EEG See also brain wave

Derived forms of electroencephalograph

electroencephalographic, adjective electroencephalographically, adverb electroencephalography (ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒɡrəfɪ), noun

Medical definitions for electroencephalograph

electroencephalograph
[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-ĕn-sĕfə-lə-grăf′ ]

n.

An instrument that generates a record of the electrical activity of the brain by measuring electric potentials using electrodes attached to the scalp.

Other words from electroencephalograph

e•lec′tro•en•ceph′a•lo•graphic adj. e•lec′tro•en•ceph′a•logra•phy (-lŏgrə-fē) n.