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Definition of Electromyogram

1. Noun. A graphical record of electric currents associated with muscle contractions.

Definition of Electromyogram

1. Noun. The record produced by an electromyograph. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Electromyogram

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Electromyogram

1. A test which measures muscle response to nerve stimulation. Used to evaluate muscle weakness and to determine if the weakness is related to the muscles themselves or a problem with the nerves that supply the muscles. Abnormal results may be seen in myasthenia gravis, polymyositis, carpal tunnel syndrome, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, alcoholic neuropathy, cervical spondylosis, dermatomyositis, familial periodic paralysis, Guillain-Barre syndrome, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, Friedreich's ataxia, mononeuritis multiplex, peripheral neuropathy, sciatic nerve disease and a variety of peripheral nerve disorders. Acronym: EMG (19 Jan 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Electromyogram

Literary usage of Electromyogram

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... electromyogram of colon in normal children and in the rat by the authors. An absence of medium fast activity in Hirschsprung's disease and in ..."

2. Gait Analysis in the Science of Rehabilitation edited by Joel A. DeLisa (2000)
"Yet, the integrated electromyogram can only be proportional to the active ... Use of the integrated electromyogram as an indicator of the quantity of muscle ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
""The Effects of Temperature Change on Rhythm in the Human electromyogram," by Alexander Forbes and WC ..."

4. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... 3-day hospitalization is appropriate for the spinal fluid examination and other tests, such as X-rays of the spine, a myelogram, and an electromyogram. ..."

5. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"Researchers have developed a method for separating out individual discharges in an electromyogram, giving neurologists a closer look at the motor-unit ..."

6. Physiology and biochemistry in modern medicene by John James Rickard Macleod (1922)
"electromyogram of the voluntary contraction of the flexor muscles . . . 907 224. The contraction of a single fiber of the sartorius muscle of the frog . ..."

7. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Selected Referencesby DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The vibrometer examination is more sensitive to early problems of CTS, and is less painful and costly than the electromyogram that requires placing needles ..."

8. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive and by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"... and muscle tone (by electromyogram) was reviewed by the report Monitoring Metabolic Status (IOM, 2004). Data collected during the PSG can be analyzed ..."

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