electrodiagnosis

noun

diagnosis by the recording of the spontaneous electrical activity of parts of the body, or of their responses to an applied electric stimulus

OriginEnglish diagnosis ← Latin diagnōsis ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs) →
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Meanings

nounelectrodiagnosis (plural electrodiagnoses)

plural electrodiagnoses

  1. diagnosis by the recording of the spontaneous electrical activity of parts of the body, or of their responses to an applied electric stimulus

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  9. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  10. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  14. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  15. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  16. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  17. Latindiagnōsis
  18. Englishdiagnosis
  19. Englishelectrodiagnosis

From electro- + diagnosis.

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APA

electrodiagnosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrodiagnosis

MLA

“electrodiagnosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrodiagnosis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrodiagnosis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrodiagnosis.

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