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  • noun An x-ray picture of the brain taken by encephalography.
  • noun An electroencephalogram.
  • noun A magnetoencephalogram.

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  • noun medicine An image of the brain obtained by encephalography

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  • noun an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast
  • noun a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph

Etymologies

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From encephal- + -gram.

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Examples

  • Brain wave activity is measured by an encephalogram which is a valuable instrument to measure brain wave activity in c.p.s., cycles per second.

    EzineArticles 2010

  • The idea grew out of the difficulties with EEG (electro-encephalogram) reading because each person's brain waves are so unique.

    Beyond Passwords -- Measure brainwaves? 2006

  • The latter, an electrical encephalogram, would pick up any remaining spark of electrical activity in the cortex of her brain, the stuff of walking and talking.

    Mortal Remains Clement, Peter, M.D 2003

  • For the next twenty-four hours, we waited, while he lay unconscious in the crisis center with tubes in his nose, wired up to an encephalogram machine, a respirator chugging.

    On Becoming A Statistic 2000

  • For the next twenty-four hours, we waited, while he lay unconscious in the crisis center with tubes in his nose, wired up to an encephalogram machine, a respirator chugging.

    On Becoming A Statistic 2000

  • It offered few real comparisons to a human encephalogram.

    The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981

  • It offered few real comparisons to a human encephalogram.

    The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981

  • It offered few real comparisons to a human encephalogram.

    The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981

  • It offered few real comparisons to a human encephalogram.

    The Hunger Whitley Strieber 1981

  • Although ... the lead technician of the quiz team reported Jaan showed an encephalogram not quite like any ever recorded before.

    The Day Of Their Return Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1973

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