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Where does “electromyographic” come from?

Electromyographic comes from English electromyography, combining electro- with myography from Ancient Greek γράφω meaning "to write" and referring to muscle recording techniques.

electromyographic (English): Relating to electromyography

Definitions

  1. Relating to electromyography

Ancestry of “electromyographic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectromyographyA technique for evaluating and recording the...
2EnglishmyographyThe scientific description of muscles
3English-graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the...
4French-graphie-graphy
5Latin-graphia-graphy
6Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
7Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
9Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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