toposcopyn.
/təˈpɒskəpi/ Medicine.
Examination of the electrical activity at different points in the brain simultaneously by means of a number of electrodes each connected to a separate oscilloscope or the like.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [noun] > by physical means > of specific parts or using specific instruments
abdominoscopy1826
stethoscopy1853
haematoscopy1854
laparoscopy1855
autolaryngoscopy1860
autoscopy1861
laryngoscopy1861
pharyngoscopy1861
rhinoscopy1861
organoscopy1864
oesophagoscopy1872
otoscopy1874
endoscopy1879
tracheoscopy1880
gastroscopy1888
thoracoscopy1890
proctoscopy1896
rectoscopy1897
sigmoidoscopy1900
bronchoscopy1903
cystoscopy1908
peritoneoscopy1935
toposcopy1950
mediastinoscopy1959
sonogram1978
1950 Electroencephalogr. & Clin. Neurophysiol. II. 97/2 The split disc neon lamp method of toposcopy is particularly attractive.
1974 Electroencephalogr. & Clin. Neurophysiol. XXXVI. 566/2 (heading) Current thoughts on toposcopy.
Derivatives
topoˈscopic adj.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > examination > [adjective] > examination by touch > specific parts or instruments
pleximetric1848
plessimetric1855
rhinoscopic1860
laryngoscopic1861
laryngoscopical1861
stethoscopical1867
tracheoscopic1880
cystoscopic1889
gastroscopic1892
oesophagoscopic1893
proctoscopic1896
specular1898
sigmoidoscopic1906
bronchoscopical1908
bronchoscopic1910
toposcopic1951
laparoscopic1967
1951 Electroencephalogr. & Clin. Neurophysiol. III. 283/1 The mark I Toposcope was too limited in its resolution, but the results obtained with it were sufficiently encouraging to warrant the initiation of a development programme with the aim of investigating the general problem of toposcopic display.
1974 Electroencephalogr. & Clin. Neurophysiol. XXXVI. 566/2 Many of the toposcopic display devices used in EEG are products of the age of analog computers and devices.
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