stereoelectroencephalography

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *ster-der.

Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós)

Ancient Greek στερεο- (stereo-)der.

English stereo-

French électro-bor.

Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor.

Latin ēlectrum

Latin electro-bor.

English electro-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Ancient Greek ἐν (en)

Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-)

Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-ōl

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Proto-Indo-European *gʰébʰōlder.

Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́

Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ)

Ancient Greek -ος (-os)

Ancient Greek ἐγκέφᾰλος (enképhălos)der.

English encephalo-

Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-

Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō

Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-ā́

Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā)

Ancient Greek -η (-ē)

Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ)

Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor.

French -graphieder.

English -graphy

English stereoelectroencephalography

From stereo- + electro- + encephalo- + -graphy.

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Noun

stereoelectroencephalography (plural stereoelectroencephalographies, abbreviation sEEG)

1. (neurology) A highly specialized neurosurgical diagnostic procedure in which multiple thin electrodes are implanted into precise regions of the brain to record electrical activity in three dimensions, primarily used to locate the origin of seizures in patients with epilepsy who are being evaluated for surgical treatment.