electroencephalogramn.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊɛnˈsɛfl̩əɡram/, /ᵻˌlɛktrəʊɛnˈkɛfl̩əɡram/, /ᵻˌlɛktrəʊɛŋˈkɛfl̩əɡram/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊᵻnˈsɛfələˌɡræm/, /əˌlɛktroʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm/, /iˌlɛktroʊᵻnˈsɛfələˌɡræm/, /iˌlɛktroʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm/; see also encephalogram n. at encephalo- comb. form . Medicine.
A record of the electrical activity of the brain, typically produced by means of electrodes attached to the scalp; abbreviated EEG. Cf. electrocorticogram n. at electro- comb. form 1.
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1934 E. A. Spiegel in Arch. Neurol. & Psychiatry (Chicago) 31 469 (title) The Electrencephalogram of the cortex in stimulation of the labyrinth.
1937 Brain 60 118 Electroencephalograms were obtained from fifteen normal subjects and sixty patients with intracranial cerebral lesions.
1974 S. King Carrie (1975) 78 An electroencephalogram would have shown alpha waves that were no longer waves at all, but great, jagged spikes.
2002 Daily Tel. 24 July 16/4 The brain activity of the students was monitored by an electroencephalogram as they listened to various sounds through headphones.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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