Myography
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The scientific study of muscles, typically via myographs. countable, uncountable
"As there is no adequate description of recent developments in the technique of myography, it may be useful if an account is given of the torsion- wire myograph and of other details of procedure […] Successful measurement of such relatively brief intervals as the latent period and the period of rigidity of skeletal muscle requires a mechanical recording instrument of enhanced accuracy. Several myographs have been utilized[…]"
Example
More examples"As there is no adequate description of recent developments in the technique of myography, it may be useful if an account is given of the torsion- wire myograph and of other details of procedure […] Successful measurement of such relatively brief intervals as the latent period and the period of rigidity of skeletal muscle requires a mechanical recording instrument of enhanced accuracy. Several myographs have been utilized[…]"
Etymology
From myo- + -graphy. Compare French myographie.
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