Meanings
nounstereoelectroencephalography (plural stereoelectroencephalographies, abbreviation sEEG)
plural stereoelectroencephalographies · abbreviation sEEG
- medicineA highly specialized neurosurgical diagnostic procedure in which multiple thin electrodes are implanted into precise regions of the brain to record electrical activity in three dimensions, primarily used to locate the origin of seizures in patients with epilepsy who are being evaluated for surgical treatment.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
- Ancient Greekστερεο- (stereo-)
- Englishstereo-
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Ancient Greekἐν (en)
- Ancient Greekἐν- (en-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰebʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰébʰōl
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰepʰəlā́
- Ancient Greekκεφᾰλή (kephălḗ)
- Ancient Greekἐγκέφᾰλος (enképhălos)
- Englishencephalo-
- Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
- Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
- Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
- Englishstereoelectroencephalography
From stereo- + electro- + encephalo- + -graphy.
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APA
stereoelectroencephalography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoelectroencephalography
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“stereoelectroencephalography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoelectroencephalography. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stereoelectroencephalography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stereoelectroencephalography.
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