Meanings
plural electroretinographies
- uncountableusuallymedicineA diagnostic test to used to measure the electrical responses of various cell types in the retina.
Origin
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Englishretino-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishelectroretinography
From electro- + retino- + -graphy.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian elettroretinografia
- elettroretinografiaa retinal diagnostic test
Spanish electrorretinografía
- electrorretinografíaa retinal diagnostic test
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with electroretinography
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electroretinography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electroretinography
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