electromyograph

noun

elec·​tro·​myo·​graph i-ˌlek-trō-ˈmī-ə-ˌgraf 

: an instrument that converts the electrical activity associated with functioning skeletal muscle into a visual record or into sound and is used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders and in biofeedback training

electromyographic

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌmī-ə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

electromyographically

i-ˌlek-trō-ˌmī-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

electromyography

i-ˌlek-trō-mī-ˈä-grə-fē 

noun

Examples of electromyograph in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

A group of Finnish scientists wired gamers with skin meters, cardiac monitors, and facial electromyographs and found that getting killed in a game produces the same positive emotions as beating an opponent or completing a level. —Clive Thompson, WIRED, 21 Aug. 2007

Word History

Etymology

electr- + my- + -graph

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

electromyograph

noun

elec·​tro·​myo·​graph -ˌgraf 

: an instrument that converts the electrical activity associated with functioning skeletal muscle into a visual record or into sound and has been used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders and in biofeedback training

electromyographic

-ˌmī-ə-ˈgraf-ik 

adjective

electromyographically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

electromyography

-mī-ˈäg-rə-fē 

noun

plural electromyographies