Polysomnography


[pol-ee-som-nuh-gram] /ˌpɒl iˈsɒm nəˌgræm/

noun
1.
a record of a person’s sleep pattern, breathing, heart activity, and limb movements during sleep.
Abbreviation: PSG.

polysomnography pol·y·som·nog·ra·phy (pŏl’ē-sŏm-nŏg’rə-fē)
n.
Simultaneous and continuous monitoring of normal and abnormal physiological activity during sleep.

polysomnogram pol·y·som·no·gram (pŏl’ē-sŏm’nə-grām’)
n.
The record obtained in polysomnography.

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