Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A graphic record of the electrical activity of a muscle as recorded by an electromyograph.
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- noun The
record produced by anelectromyograph .
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- noun a graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions
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Examples
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After many more MRIs, blood tests, EMGs (the electromyogram is a test that measures the response of a muscle to a stimuli), nerve conduction tests and CT myelograms (an X-ray type test used to study the spine), my neurologist concluded that I had ALS.
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And the EMG, the electromyogram, measures movements.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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In an electromyogram (EMG), doctors insert electrodes into your muscles to test their electrical activity and see if you have nerve or muscle damage.
Lev Raphael: They Tortured Me for My Health -- Don't Let It Happen to You 2010
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And the EMG, the electromyogram, measures movements.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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And the EMG, the electromyogram, measures movements.
Sparks Laura Bickle 2010
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During slow-wave sleep, especially during Stage 4, the electromyogram records slow waves of high amplitude, indicating a pattern of deep sleep and rhythmic continuity.
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My very first patient's baseline EMG (electromyogram or muscle activity potential) showed that the more she sat quietly the EMG gained in amplitude over time.
New Concept in Testing and Helping ADHD using GSR Biofeedback 2006
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A comparison of muscle relaxation and electromyogram biofeedback treatments for muscle contraction headaches.
Planned Short-Term Treatment RICHARD A. WELLS 1994
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Strieby had an EMG study, or an electromyogram, on his hand earlier this week.
Detroit Tigers News 2010
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Strieby had an EMG study, or an electromyogram, on his hand earlier this week.
Detroit Tigers News 2010
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