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ENCEPHALOGRAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does encephalogram mean?
• ENCEPHALOGRAM (noun)
The noun ENCEPHALOGRAM has 2 senses:
1. a graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
2. an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast
Familiarity information: ENCEPHALOGRAM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A graphical record of electrical activity of the brain; produced by an electroencephalograph
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
EEG; electroencephalogram; encephalogram
Hypernyms ("encephalogram" is a kind of...):
graph; graphical record; graphical recording (a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference to a set of axes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
encephalogram; pneumoencephalogram
Hypernyms ("encephalogram" is a kind of...):
roentgenogram; X-ray; X-ray photograph; X-ray picture; X ray (a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis)
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