e·lec·tro·di·ag·no·sis ( -l k tr -d  g-n ss)n. Determination of the nature of a disease through observation of changes in electrical irritability. |
electrodiagnosis
[-dī′agnō′sis]
Etymology: Gk, elektron + dia, twice, gnosis, knowledge
the diagnosis of disease or injury by electric stimulation of various nerves and muscles.
electrodiagnosis,
n the diagnosis of disease or injury by applying electric stimulation to various nerves and muscles.
electrodiagnosis
the use of electrical recording devices such as electromyography, electroen-cephalography, cystometrography, electrocardiography, in making a clinical diagnosis. In energy medicine, also taken to include the use of devices that are supposed to measure electrical frequencies emitted by the body as a means of diagnosing current or forthcoming disease.
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