electromyogram
noun
elec·tro·myo·gram
i-ˌlek-trō-ˈmī-ə-ˌgram 
: a tracing made by an electromyograph
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Muscle movement, which can determine if an animal is asleep, can similarly be measured using an electromyogram (EMG).
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Darren Incorvaia, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2022
The arm, which received FDA approval last May to be sold commercially, uses electromyogram electrodes to read signals sent by muscles in the surviving parts of the arm and shoulder, as well as wireless sensors on the wearer’s feet.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2015
Schyner runs the university's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, which uses an electromyogram, or EMG, to measure nerve impulses to muscles while subjects sleep.
—Charlotte Hawks, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
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Darren Incorvaia, Discover Magazine, 5 Oct. 2022
The arm, which received FDA approval last May to be sold commercially, uses electromyogram electrodes to read signals sent by muscles in the surviving parts of the arm and shoulder, as well as wireless sensors on the wearer’s feet.
—The Editors, Outside Online, 13 Feb. 2015
Schyner runs the university's Cognitive Neuroscience Lab, which uses an electromyogram, or EMG, to measure nerve impulses to muscles while subjects sleep.
—Charlotte Hawks, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
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electromyogram
noun
elec·tro·myo·gram
i-ˌlek-trō-ˈmī-ə-ˌgram
: a tracing made with an electromyograph
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