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e·lec·tro·my·o·graph

(ĭ-lĕk′trō-mī′ə-grăf′)

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)

(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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electromyography - diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph

diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis

Translations

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)

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