electroencephalogram


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e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·gram

(ĭ-lĕk′trō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lə-grăm′)
n.
1. A graphic record of the electrical activity of the brain as recorded by an electroencephalograph.
2. The procedure performed to produce such a record.
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electroencephalogram

(ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm)
n
(Medicine) med the tracing obtained from an electroencephalograph. Abbreviation: EEG
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e•lec•tro•en•ceph•a•lo•gram

(ɪˌlɛk troʊ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræm)

n.
a graphic record produced by an electroencephalograph. Abbr.: EEG
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e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·gram

(ĭ-lĕk′trō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lə-grăm′)
A recording of the electrical activity of the brain. It is used to diagnose abnormalities of the brain. ♦ The machine used to record an electroencephalogram is called an electroencephalograph.
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electroencephalogram

(EEG) A recording of the pattern of the electrical impulses of a patient’s brain made using electroencephalography.
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Noun 1. electroencephalogram - a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
graph, graphical record - a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes
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Translations
elektroencefalogram
elektro-encefalogram

electroencephalogram

[ɪˌlektrəʊenˈsefələˌgræm] N → electroencefalograma m
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electroencephalogram

[ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˈsɛfələgræm] n → électroencéphalogramme m
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electroencephalogram

[ɪˌlɛktrəʊɛnˈsɛfələˌgræm] n → elettroencefalogramma m
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e·lec·tro·en·ceph·a·lo·gram

n. electroencefalograma, registro obtenido de una encefalografía.
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electroencephalogram (EEG)

n electroencefalograma m (EEG)
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