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electromyogram

noun
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Definition of electromyogram

: a tracing made by an electromyograph

Examples of electromyogram in a Sentence

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 Schyner runs the university's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, which uses an electromyogram, or EMG, to measure nerve impulses to muscles while subjects sleep. — Charlotte Hawks, CNN, "How close are we to video-recording our dreams?," 4 Apr. 2018 Schyner runs the university's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, which uses an electromyogram, or EMG, to measure nerve impulses to muscles while subjects sleep. — Charlotte Hawks, CNN, "How close are we to video-recording our dreams?," 4 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of electromyogram

1917, in the meaning defined above

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electromyogram

noun
elec路​tro路​myo路​gram | \ i-藢lek-tr艒-藞m墨-蓹-藢gram How to pronounce electromyogram (audio) \

Medical Definition of electromyogram

: a tracing made with an electromyograph

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