MYOELECTRIC

Etymology

Adjective

myoelectric (not comparable)

Using, or pertaining to, myoelectricity.

A myoelectric prosthesis uses EMG signals or potentials from voluntarily contracted muscles within a person's residual limb on the surface of the skin to control the movements of the prosthesis.

Source: Wiktionary



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ONCHOCERCIASIS

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