electroretinograph
noun
elec·tro·ret·i·no·graph
i-ˌlek-trō-ˈre-tə-nə-ˌgraf 
: an instrument for recording electrical activity in the retina
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To determine if depression has an effect on vision, neuropsychiatrist Ludger Tebartz van Elst of the University of Freiburg hooked up depressed patients and control subjects to a pattern electroretinograph, a device that measures electrical signals in the retina.
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Eliza Strickland, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2011
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Eliza Strickland, Discover Magazine, 19 Nov. 2011
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electroretinograph
noun
elec·tro·ret·i·no·graph
-ˌgraf
: an instrument for recording electrical activity in the retina
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