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stereoelectroencephalography

stereoelectroencephalography noun: a highly specialized neurosurgical diagnostic procedure in which multiple thin electrodes are implanted into precise regions of the brain to record electrical activity in three dimensions, primarily used to locate the origin of seizures in patients with epilepsy who are being evaluated for surgical treatment.

Noun

stereoelectroencephalography (plural stereoelectroencephalographies, abbreviation sEEG)

  1. A highly specialized neurosurgical diagnostic procedure in which multiple thin electrodes are implanted into precise regions of the brain to record electrical activity in three dimensions, primarily used to locate the origin of seizures in patients with epilepsy who are being evaluated for surgical treatment.

Forms of stereoelectroencephalography

pluralstereoelectroencephalographies
abbreviationsEEG

Origin of stereoelectroencephalography

From stereo- + electro- + encephalo- + -graphy.

Questions about stereoelectroencephalography

What does stereoelectroencephalography mean?
Stereoelectroencephalography means a highly specialized neurosurgical diagnostic procedure in which multiple thin electrodes are implanted into precise regions of the brain to record electrical activity in three dimensions, primarily used to locate the origin of seizures in patients with epilepsy who are being evaluated for surgical treatment.
What part of speech is stereoelectroencephalography?
Stereoelectroencephalography is a noun.
What is the plural of stereoelectroencephalography?
The plural of stereoelectroencephalography is stereoelectroencephalographies.

Words near stereoelectroencephalography in the dictionary

  1. stereoelective
  2. stereoelectric
  3. stereoelectroencephalographic
  4. stereoelectroencephalographically
  5. stereoelectroencephalographies
  6. stereoelectroencephalography
  7. stereoelectronic
  8. stereoelectronically
  9. stereoelectronics
  10. stereoelement
  11. stereoelements

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