Definition of Myograph. Meaning of Myograph. Synonyms of Myograph

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Definition of Myograph

Myograph
Myograph My"o*graph, n. [Myo- + -graph.] (Physiol.) An instrument for determining and recording the different phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction.

Meaning of Myograph from wikipedia

- A myograph is any device used to measure the force produced by a muscle when under contraction. Such a device is commonly used in myography, the study...
- The contraction of smooth muscle tissues can be readily measured with a myograph; this type of physiological response is more readily quantifiable than...
- preparation, where tissue samples are connected to recording devices, such as a myograph, and physiological responses are recorded after drug application, allowed...
- An acceleromyograph is a piezoelectric myograph, used to measure the force produced by a muscle after it has undergone nerve stimulation. Acceleromyographs...
- Pharmacology and Therapeutics (eighth edition 1924). He introduced the Cushny myograph, an ingenious arrangement of counterbalanced levers that allowed the faithful...