electromyographyn.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊˌmʌɪˈɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˌmaɪˈɑɡrəfi/, /əˌlɛktrəˌmaɪˈɑɡrəfi/, /iˌlɛktrəˌmaɪˈɑɡrəfi/, /iˌlɛktroʊˌmaɪˈɑɡrəfi/ Medicine.
The recording of electrical activity in a muscle, typically using electrodes placed on the skin or into the muscle; the study and interpretation of electromyograms. Abbreviated EMG.
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arteriography1833
pulmometry1835
pneumometry1853
sphygmography1859
spirometry1859
sphygmometry1867
pneumatometry1876
stethography1876
stethometry1876
cephalometry1881
haemautography1885
haemoglobinometry1887
pelvigraphy1890
plethysmography1890
sphygmomanometry1905
electrocardiography1910
phlebography1912
phonocardiography1913
T.P.R.1917
Fick('s) principle1920
pneumography1921
polygraphy1923
electromyography1926
oscillometry1927
pneumotachography1930
electroencephalography1935
oximetry1944
vectorcardiography1946
ballistocardiography1950
tympanometry1956
thermography1957
cystometry1959
spirography1959
rheograph1960
magnetocardiography1967
Fick method1968
magnetoencephalography1968
biofeedback1970
tympanography1977
1926 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 16 Oct. 1300/1 Work in electromyography is complicated by variations in the resistance of the body in different individuals.
1949 J. F. Fulton Textbk. Physiol. (ed. 16) v. 133 Electromyography, as a convenient method for detection and measurement of neuromuscular disorders, can be used only on the basis of deviation from the known normal patterns of muscular activity.
1956 Nature 18 Feb. 340/2 Electromyography of the internal laryngeal muscles has been applied in the diagnosis of laryngeal palsy.
1995 Daily Tel. 13 June 10/2 Dr Waterink used a technique called electromyography to reveal this covert muscle activity around the eyes, mouth and brow.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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