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điện cơ đồ

noun
Hanoi [ʔɗiən˧˨ʔ kəː˧˧ ʔɗo˨˩]Huế [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩ʔ kəː˧˧ ʔɗow˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˨ kəː˧˧ ʔɗow˨˩] browser voice
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điện cơ đồ means an electromyogram.

Meanings of điện cơ đồ in English

Noun

  1. an electromyogram

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 電 (“electro-”), 肌 (“myo-”) and 圖 (“-gram; -graph”), perhaps an alteration of Chinese 肌電圖 /肌电图 (cơ điện đồ). Compare Japanese 筋電図 (kindenzu, cân điện đồ).

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What does điện cơ đồ mean in English?

điện cơ đồ (noun) means "an electromyogram".

How do you pronounce điện cơ đồ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗiən˧˨ʔ kəː˧˧ ʔɗo˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˨ kəː˧˧ ʔɗow˨˩]. Tones: điện — heavy tone (nặng), cơ — level tone (ngang), đồ — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.