electromyography
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e·lec·tro·my·o·graph
(ĭ-lĕk′trō-mī′ə-grăf′)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·lec′tro·my′o·graph′ic adj.
e·lec′tro·my′o·graph′i·cal·ly adv.
e·lec′tro·my·og′ra·phy (-mī-ŏg′rə-fē) n.
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electromyography
(ɪˌlɛktrəʊmaɪˈɒɡrəfɪ)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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electromyography
A diagnostic method of examining the electrical activity of the muscles using metal probes that are inserted into the muscles.
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Noun | 1. | 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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elektromyografie
Elektromyographie
elettromiografia
e·lec·tro·my·og·ra·phy
n. electromiografía.
1. grabación de la actividad eléctrica generada en un músculo para uso de diagnóstico;
2. estudio de laboratorio sobre electrodiagnóstico que incluye no sólo la electromiografía sino también estudios sobre la conducción de los nervios.
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electromyography (EMG)
n electromiografía (EMG)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.