phonomyography

phonomyography
The recording of the varying sounds made by contracting muscular tissue. [phono- + G. mys, muscle, + graphe, drawing]

* * *

pho·no·my·og·ra·phy (fo″no-mi-ogґrə-fe) the recording of muscle sounds by an oscillograph to which the sounds are transmitted by a microphone placed over the muscle.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Phonomyography — (PMG) is a technique to measure the force of muscle contraction by recording the low frequency sounds created during muscular activity.Although less precise than the more traditional Mechanomyography, it is considerably easier to set up …   Wikipedia

  • Electromyography — Not to be confused with Electronystagmography (ENG), Electrocardiography (ECG), or Electroencephalography (EEG). Electromyography Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.08 MeSH …   Wikipedia

  • Muscle — For other uses of Muscle , see Muscle (disambiguation). A top down view of skeletal muscle Muscle (from Latin …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”