myoelectric

adjective

myo·​elec·​tric ˌmī-ō-i-ˈlek-trik How to pronounce myoelectric (audio)
variants or less commonly myoelectrical
ˌmī-ō-i-ˈlek-tri-kəl How to pronounce myoelectric (audio)
: of, relating to, or utilizing electricity generated by muscle

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The bride and model, Rebekah, was born without a right forearm and had a black prosthetic hand, a myoelectric prosthesis. — Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025 Yoshida became interested in manufacturing at an early age, learning how to weld at his grandfather's ironworks and then going on to found a company that produces myoelectric prosthetic hands. — Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023 Currently, the robotic hand can be controlled using EMG signals, which are traditionally used by people with upper-limb loss to control myoelectric prosthetic hands. — New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025 There were no differences in user satisfaction between prosthesis types, and of those who reported using myoelectric prostheses, 44 percent went on to abandon them altogether. — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 9 Dec. 2024 While state-of-the-art myoelectric arms can cost around $200,000, Atom Bodies plans to offer Atom Touch for approximately $25,000. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2025 The TrueLimb was sold directly to consumers in an effort to bypass the headaches of medical insurance, but even at $7,000—about 1/10th the cost of other multi-articulating myoelectric hands—the hand proved too expensive for many. — IEEE Spectrum, 11 Nov. 2025

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First Known Use

circa 1919, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of myoelectric was circa 1919

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myoelectric

adjective
myo·​elec·​tric ˌmī-ō-i-ˈlek-trik How to pronounce myoelectric (audio)
variants also myoelectrical
-tri-kəl How to pronounce myoelectric (audio)
: of, relating to, or utilizing electricity generated by muscle
myoelectrically
-tri-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce myoelectric (audio)
adverb
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