Definition of echoencephalograph in US English:
echoencephalograph
(also EEG)
nounˌekōənˈsefələɡrafˌekōənˈsefələɡraf
An instrument used to examine the skull and brain by means of reflected ultrasonic waves as part of a painless and noninvasive procedure.
Example sentencesExamples
- This echoencephalograph applies an ultrasonic pulse to the patient's head; the pulse travels to a predetermined structure and is partially reflected as an echo pulse.
Derivatives
adjective-ˌsefələˈɡrafik
Midline structures were unshifted by echoencephalographic data.
Example sentencesExamples
- The clinical, electroencephalographic and echoencephalographic data to all 29 neonates that were treated during a four years period are presented.