myography

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English

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Etymology

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From myo- +‎ -graphy. Compare French myographie.

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Noun

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myography (countable and uncountable, plural myographies)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) The scientific study of muscles, typically via myographs.
    • 1926, John Farquhar Fulton, Muscular Contraction and the Reflex Control of Movement, page 541:
      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 []
    • 2008 February 2, Angela Spiers, Neal Padmanabhan, “A Guide to Wire Myography”, in Jérôme P. Fennell, editor, Hypertension: Methods and Protocols, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, pages 91-92; republished as Andrew H. Baker, editor, (Please provide a date or year):
      Wire myography is an in vitro technique that allows us to examine functional responses and vascular reactivity of isolated small resistance arteries. [] The four-channel myograph is most commonly used, because it allows the simultaneous study of four vessels in individual organ baths. Other models (such as two-channel myographs), [] are also available. Myography starts with the careful dissection of small arteries, []
    • 2018 August 8, Raymond Tong, Wearable Technology in Medicine and Health Care, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 139:
      7.2 Myography. / To measure force production during contraction, a technique called myography is often utilized. Like the previously mentioned sensors (inertial sensors, etc.), myography can be used to track motion patterns and characterize gestures. []

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