encephalophone

noun

en·​ceph·​a·​lo·​phone

plural -s

: an apparatus that emits a continuous hum whose pitch is changed by interference of brain waves transmitted through oscillators from electrodes attached to the scalp and that is used to diagnose abnormal brain functioning

Word History

Etymology

encephal- + -phone

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