English Explanatory Dictionary

angiography

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.

Pronunciation

ăn′-jē-ŏ′-grə-fē /ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-angiography.wav

Word forms

angiography angiographies

Etymology

From angio- (“vessel-”) + -graphy.

Synonyms

arteriography

Related words

angiogram angiograph angiographer

Derived words

angiographic angiographist cardioangiography cineangiography coronaroangiography fluorangiography lymphangiography magnetic resonance angiography microangiography neuroangiography panangiography stereoangiography videoangiography
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