myoelectric

myoelectric
/muy'oh i lek"trik/, adj.
1. of or pertaining to electrical impulses, generated by muscles of the body, which may be amplified and used esp. to control artificial limbs.
2. of or pertaining to an artificial limb under myoelectric control.
[1915-20; MYO- + ELECTRIC]

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