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electromyography
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e·lec·tro·my·o·graph  (-lktr-m-grf)
n.
An instrument used in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders that produces an audio or visual record of the electrical activity of a skeletal muscle by means of an electrode inserted into the muscle or placed on the skin.

e·lectro·myo·graphic adj.
e·lectro·myo·graphi·cal·ly adv.
e·lectro·my·ogra·phy (-m-gr-f) n.

electromyography [ɪˌlɛktrəʊmaɪˈɒgrəfɪ]
n
(Medicine) Med a technique for recording the electrical activity of muscles: used in the diagnosis of nerve and muscle disorders
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Noun1.electromyography - diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph
diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis


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At the Pathokinesiology Laboratory at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, Sara Mulroy, PT, Katherine Sullivan, PT, PhD, and Tara Klassen, MS, PT, NCS, used the existing data to investigate kinematic and electromyographic parameters of gait in a small cohort of people who underwent the combined strength training and body-weight-supported treadmill training implemented in the parent study.
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