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electroretinogram, ERG
1. A record of the action currents of the retina of the eyes produced by visual or light stimuli.
2. A graphic record of the electrical activity of the retina or the electric discharges of the eye retina.
3. A record of the electric variations of the retina when stimulated by lights which is made by placing one electrode over the cornea, and the other electrode over some indifferent region.
4. A recording of the electrical potentials evoked in the retina and ocular fundus (bottom of a hollow organ) in response to a visual stimulus.
Word Entries containing the term: “electroretinogram
E electroretinogram
An electroretinogram which exhibits excitatory characteristics derived from the rods.
I electroretinogram
An electroretinogram which exhibits inhibitory characteristics derived from the cones.
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