electromyogram

[ ih-lek-truh-mahy-uh-gram ]
/ ɪˌlɛk trəˈmaɪ əˌgræm /

noun Medicine/Medical.

a graphic record of the electric currents associated with muscular action. Abbreviation: EMG

Origin of electromyogram

First recorded in 1915–20; electro- + myogram

Words nearby electromyogram

electrometeor, electrometer, electromotive, electromotive force, electromotive series, electromyogram, electromyograph, electromyography, electron, electron affinity, electron camera

Medical definitions for electromyogram

electromyogram
[ ĭ-lĕk′trō-mī′ə-grăm′ ]

n.

A graphic record of the electrical activity of a muscle as recorded by an electromyograph.