- electromyography
- noun see electromyograph
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
electromyography
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Electromyography — Not to be confused with Electronystagmography (ENG), Electrocardiography (ECG), or Electroencephalography (EEG). Electromyography Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.08 MeSH … Wikipedia
electromyography — See electromyographic. * * * Process of graphically recording the electrical activity of muscle, which normally generates an electric current only when contracting or when its nerve is stimulated. Electrical impulses are shown as wavelike… … Universalium
electromyography — noun A technique for evaluating and recording the activation signal of muscles. Syn: EMG See Also: electromyogram, electromyograph … Wiktionary
electromyography — 1. The recording of electrical activity generated in muscle for diagnostic purposes; both surface and needle recording electrodes can be used, although characteristically the latter is employed, so that the procedure is also called needle… … Medical dictionary
electromyography — n. production and study of electromyograms (graphic records of the electrical activity of muscles) … English contemporary dictionary
electromyography — [ɪˌlɛktrə(ʊ)mʌɪ ɒgrəfi] noun the recording of the electrical activity of muscle tissue by means of electrodes. Derivatives electromyogram noun electromyograph noun electromyographic adjective electromyographically adverb … English new terms dictionary
electromyography — n. continuous recording of the electrical activity of a muscle by means of electrodes inserted into the muscle fibres. The tracing is displayed on an oscilloscope. The technique is used for diagnosing various nerve and muscle disorders and… … The new mediacal dictionary
electromyography — /əˌlɛktroʊmaɪˈɒgrəfi/ (say uh.lektrohmuy ogruhfee), /i / (say ee ) noun a method of investigating the action of muscles by tracking the electrical activity associated with this action, which makes use of electrodes either placed on the skin over… …
electromyography — noun diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑diagnostic procedure, ↑diagnostic technique … Useful english dictionary
single fiber electromyography — (SFEMG) electromyography using a needle electrode to record the action potential of one muscle fiber at a time … Medical dictionary
