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E.E.G. [2 records]

Record 1 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrodiagnosis
  • Nervous System
DEF

The record obtained by means of the electroencephalograph.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrodiagnostiques
  • Système nerveux
DEF

Tracé obtenu par enregistrement de l’activité électrique cérébrale au moyen d’électrodes placées sur le cuir chevelu.

OBS

électroencéphalogramme : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l’orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Larousse Illustré (2005).

Key term(s)
  • électro-encéphalogramme
  • E.E.G.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrodiagnóstico
  • Sistema nervioso
DEF

Registro gráfico de la actividad eléctrica del córtex cerebral, relacionado con la condición fisiológica del cerebro.

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Record 2 2004-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
DEF

A graphic record of a physical event, as an electrocardiograph tracing made by pens on a moving sheet or paper while recording the electric impulses of heart muscle contractions.

CONT

A graphic tracing of the variations in electrical potential caused by the excitation of the heart muscle and detected at the body surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
CONT

Un tracé E.E.G. normal est fait d’ondes dont l’aspect varie en fonction de l’état de vigilance. (Domart, Bourneuf. Petit Larousse de la médecine. Librairie Larousse, Paris, 1976, p. 363)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo médico y quirúrgico
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