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# eeg

noun (an EEG, EEGs) — abbreviation

«eeg» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Short for electroencephalogram: a medical test that records the electrical activity of the brain as wavy lines. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/#m1)
2. The machine that does this test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and science lessons about the brain, an EEG shows brain waves; doctors use it to study sleep and conditions such as epilepsy; small metal discs are put on the head; phrases: «have an EEG», «EEG test».

### Examples

- The doctor did an EEG to look at my brain waves. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/#x1)
- During an EEG, little sensors are stuck on your head. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/#x2)
- An EEG does not hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/#x3)
- Scientists use EEGs to study sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/#x4)
- The EEG showed the brain waves while she was asleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/#x5)
- The EEG helped doctors understand his seizures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/#x6)

### Note

Written in capitals: EEG; said «ee-ee-gee», so «an EEG». Do not confuse with ECG (heart). The long word: electroencephalogram (e-lek-tro-en-SEF-a-lo-gram).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «eeg» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«eeg» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eeg.html) on Mova free.