electromyographicadj.
/ᵻˌlɛktrəʊˌmʌɪəˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /əˌlɛktroʊˌmaɪəˈɡræfɪk/, /iˌlɛktroʊˌmaɪəˈɡræfɪk/ Medicine.
Of or relating to electromyography.
ΚΠ
1920 Lancet 27 Nov. 1082/1 Further evidence..is to be found in the electromyographic records published last year.
1951 Sci. News 22 7 The great advantage of the electromyographic method..is that the activity of the muscles can be studied in the intact individual, practically without any interference whatsoever with the normal modes of posture or movement.
1970 Language 46 315 We will present some new electro~myographic data obtained from the laryngeal and supra~laryngeal muscles during speech.
2002 P. Thomas What works, what Doesn't vi. 86 In a study of 31 headache sufferers, electromyographic (EMG) biofeedback was compared with a sham treatment that gave no instruction on how to control EMG activity and another group where symptoms were only monitored.
Derivatives
eˌlectromyoˈgraphically adv. by means of electromyography.
ΚΠ
1928 Brain 51 517 It is possible that the evidence of physiological fatigue could be demonstrated electromyographically.
2000 L. Berkowitz Causes & Consequences of Feelings ii. 54 As a consequence of this training, the tension in the specified muscle group could be recorded elec- tromyographically but wasn't detected by watching judges.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
<
adj.1920