myography

n. a technique that utilizes apparatus to record aspects of muscle activity. Some devices record the small electric potential that accompanies contraction of the muscle fibers. A myograph is an instrument that records the extent, force, or duration of isotonic contractions or the tension and duration of isometric contractions. A myogram is a graphic record of the velocity and intensity of muscle contractions. —myographic adj.

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January 30th 2025

oceanic feeling

an expansion of consciousness beyond one’s body (limitless extension) and a sense of unlimited power associated with identification with the universe as a whole. According to psychoanalytic theory, this feeling originates in the earliest period of life, before the infant is aware of the outside world or the distinction between the ego and nonego. Oceanic feelings may be revived later in life as a delusion or as part of a religious or spiritual experience.