encephalograph

[ en-sef-uh-luh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun Medicine/Medical.

an encephalogram.
an electroencephalograph.

Origin of encephalograph

First recorded in 1930–35; encephalo- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM encephalograph

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

Words nearby encephalograph

encephalo-, encephalocele, encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis, encephalofacial angiomatosis, encephalogram, encephalograph, encephalography, encephaloid, encephalolith, encephaloma, encephalomalacia

British Dictionary definitions for encephalography (1 of 2)

encephalography
/ (ˌɛnsɛfəˈlɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the branch of medical science concerned with taking and analysing X-ray photographs of the brain
another name for electroencephalography See electroencephalograph

Derived forms of encephalography

encephalographic (ɛnˌsɛfələˈɡræfɪk), adjective encephalographically, adverb

British Dictionary definitions for encephalography (2 of 2)

encephalograph
/ (ɛnˈsɛfələˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

short for electroencephalograph
any other apparatus used to produce an encephalogram

Medical definitions for encephalography (1 of 2)

encephalography
[ ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏg′rə-fē ]

n.

Radiographic examination of the brain in which some of the cerebrospinal fluid is replaced with air or another gas that acts as a contrasting medium.

Other words from encephalography

en•ceph′a•lo•graph′ic (-ə-lə-grăf′ĭk, -ə-lō-) adj.

Medical definitions for encephalography (2 of 2)

encephalograph
[ ĕn-sĕf′ə-lə-grăf′, -ə-lō- ]

n.

An encephalogram.
An electroencephalogram.