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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

anatomyarteriographyarteriographyhistologymorphologistmorphology

Example

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"I need to perform a pulmonary angiography."

Etymology

From angio- (“vessel-”) + -graphy.

Related phrases

magnetic resonance angiographyx ray

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