Medical Terminologies: Recording of electrical signals (action potentials) that occur in a muscle when it is at rest and during contraction to assess nerve damage

In this, an electrode inserted into a muscle records the impulses and displays them on a monitor called an oscilloscope

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Recording of electrical signals (action potentials) that occur in a muscle when it is at rest and during contraction to assess nerve damage

In this, an electrode inserted into a muscle records the impulses and displays them on a monitor called an oscilloscope

James Marion Endrina Entice · Accepted Answer

electromyography (EMG)

electr/o: electricity
my/o: muscle
-graphy: process of recording

Recording of electrical signals (action potentials) that occur in a muscle when it is at rest and during contraction to assess nerve damage In this, an electrode inserted into a muscle records the impulses and displays them on a monitor called an oscilloscope