Electrodiagnoses

/ɪˌlɛktroʊdaɪəɡˈnoʊsiz/ noun

Definition

Plural of electrodiagnosis: medical diagnoses made by using electrical tests and measurements, such as nerve conduction studies or muscle testing.

Etymology

From 'electro-' + 'diagnoses' (plural of diagnosis, from Greek 'dia' meaning through + 'gnosis' meaning knowledge). Emerged in the early 1900s as a medical specialty.

Kelly Says

Electrodiagnoses let doctors test your nerves and muscles with electricity to find problems they can't see—it's like giving your nervous system a report card by measuring how fast electrical signals travel through your body!

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