electroretinography

noun

A diagnostic test to used to measure the electrical responses of various cell types in the retina.

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Meanings

nounelectroretinography (usually uncountable, plural electroretinographies)

plural electroretinographies

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA diagnostic test to used to measure the electrical responses of various cell types in the retina.

Origin

  1. Frenchélectro-
  2. Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
  3. Latinēlectrum
  4. Latinelectro-
  5. Englishelectro-
  6. Englishretino-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  9. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  10. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  11. Englishelectroretinography

From electro- + retino- + -graphy.

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Translations

Italian elettroretinografia
  • elettroretinografiaa retinal diagnostic test
Spanish electrorretinografía
  • electrorretinografíaa retinal diagnostic test

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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