Myokinesimeter
myokinesimeter my·o·kin·e·sim·e·ter (mī’ō-kĭn’ĭ-sĭm’ĭ-tər, -kī’nĭ-)
n.
A device for registering the duration and the extent of contraction of muscles in response to electric stimulation.
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