electroretinograph

noun

elec·​tro·​ret·​i·​no·​graph i-ˌlek-trō-ˈre-tə-nə-ˌgraf How to pronounce electroretinograph (audio)
: an instrument for recording electrical activity in the retina
electroretinographic adjective
electroretinography noun

Examples of electroretinograph in a Sentence

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To determine if depression has an effect on vision, neuropsychiatrist Ludger Tebartz van Elst of the University of Freiburg hooked up depressed patients and control subjects to a pattern electroretinograph, a device that measures electrical signals in the retina. Eliza Strickland, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2011

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First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of electroretinograph was in 1962

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Medical Definition

electroretinograph

noun
elec·​tro·​ret·​i·​no·​graph -ˌgraf How to pronounce electroretinograph (audio)
: an instrument for recording electrical activity in the retina
electroretinographic adjective
electroretinography noun
plural electroretinographies
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