encephalogram

noun

en·ceph·a·lo·gram in-ˈse-fə-lə-ˌgram

: an X-ray picture of the brain made by encephalography

Examples of encephalogram in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But a new cerebellar encephalogram (EEG) technique that the researchers developed for this study could offer a more definitive, speedier diagnosis. —

Megan Schmidt, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2020 Neuroscientists often use an electro-encephalogram (EEG) device that measures cellular activity in different parts of the brain through sensors attached to a subject’s head. —

Ritoban Mukherjee, Quartz, 30 Jan. 2020

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