overnight polysomnography
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overnight polysomnography
(′ō·vər¦nīt ′päl·ē·səm′näg·rə·fē)
(medicine) The overnight sleep recording of brain waves, muscle activities, eye movements, heart activity, airflow at the nose and mouth, respiratory effort, and oxygen saturation that is used to diagnose abnormalities in sleep and/or wakefulness.
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