electroencephalography
/əlɛktɹəʊɛnsɛfəˈlɒɡɹəfi/
electroencephalography noun: the measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.

Noun
electroencephalography (plural electroencephalographies, abbreviation EEG)
- The measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.
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electroencephalography meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
electroencephalography in Tamil
- மின்முனை வரையம், மூளைமின்னலை வரவு
electroencephalography in Indonesian
- measurement of electrical activity in medicine
- elektroensefalografi
Forms of electroencephalography
| plural | electroencephalographies |
|---|---|
| abbreviation | EEG |
| alternative form | electro-encephalography |
Origin of electroencephalography
From electro- + encephalo- + -graphy.
Words formed from electroencephalography
Words that rhyme with electroencephalography
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Questions about electroencephalography
- What does electroencephalography mean?
- Electroencephalography means the measurement and recording of electrical activity in the brain for diagnostic purposes.
- What is electroencephalography in Tamil?
- Electroencephalography in Tamil is மின்முனை வரையம், மூளைமின்னலை வரவு. See Electroencephalography meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is electroencephalography?
- Electroencephalography is a noun.
- How do you pronounce electroencephalography?
- Electroencephalography is pronounced /əlɛktɹəʊɛnsɛfəˈlɒɡɹəfi/.
- What is the plural of electroencephalography?
- The plural of electroencephalography is electroencephalographies.
Words near electroencephalography in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: electroencephalography (page history and authors); electroencephalography (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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