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ENCEPHALOGRAM

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

• ENCEPHALOGRAM (noun)

Sense 1

encephalogram ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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 (a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes)

Sense 2

encephalogram ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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:

pneumoencephalogram; encephalogram

Hypernyms ("encephalogram" is a kind of...):

roentgenogram; X ray; X-ray; X-ray photograph; X-ray picture (a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis)

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ENCEPHALOGRAM: related words searches

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