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# eeg

«eeg» in Mova's school dictionary: **Short for electroencephalogram: a medical test that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an EEG, EEGs) — abbreviation

### meaning for a pupil

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

2) The machine that does this test. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/#m2)

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

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «eeg» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eeg/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.