myography

Definitions

The scientific study of muscles, typically via myographs.

countable, uncountable

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Examples

“As there is no adequate description of recent developments in the technique of myography, it may be useful if an account is given of the torsion- wire myograph and of other details of procedure […] Successful measurement of such relatively brief intervals as the latent period and the period of rigidity of skeletal muscle requires a mechanical recording instrument of enhanced accuracy. Several myographs have⟳ been utilized[…]”

“Wire myography is an in vitro technique that allows us to examine⟳ functional responses and vascular reactivity of isolated small resistance arteries. […] The four-channel myograph is most commonly used, because it allows the simultaneous study⟳ of four vessels in individual organ baths. Other models (such as two-channel myographs), […] are also available. Myography starts with the careful dissection of small arteries, […]”

“7.2 Myography. / To measure⟳ force⟳ production during contraction, a technique called myography is often utilized. Like⟳ the previously mentioned sensors (inertial sensors, etc.), myography can be used to track motion patterns and characterize gestures. […]”

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