Angiography
/ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
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. countable, uncountable
- 2 roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram wordnet
Example
More examples"I need to perform a pulmonary angiography."
Etymology
From angio- (“vessel-”) + -graphy.