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electro-encephalography

electro-encephalography is the alternative spelling of electroencephalography.

Meaning of electroencephalography

Noun

electroencephalography (plural electroencephalographies, abbreviation EEG)

  1. The measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.
    • Indeed, while many philosophers of language in the 20th century proposed that we think in sentence-like strings of language, use of brain imaging technology like electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocorticography (ECoG) has since revealed that thinking more probably happens in a complex...2019 October 24, Oscar Schwartz, “Mind-reading tech? How private companies could gain access to our brains”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about electro-encephalography

What is electro-encephalography the alternative spelling of?
Electro-encephalography is the alternative spelling of electroencephalography.

Words near electro-encephalography in the dictionary

  1. electrizing
  2. electro
  3. electro swing
  4. electro-
  5. electro-capillary
  6. electro-encephalography
  7. electro-funk
  8. electro-lethaler
  9. electro-magnet
  10. electro-magnetics
  11. electro-magnets

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