angiography
nounUS /ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/
Etymology From angio- (“vessel-”) + -graphy.
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Medicine, Sciences 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.
- Synonyms
- arteriography
- Derived terms
- angiographic, angiographist, cardioangiography, cineangiography, coronaroangiography, fluorangiography, lymphangiography, magnetic resonance angiography, microangiography, neuroangiography, panangiography, stereoangiography, videoangiography
- Related terms
- angiogram, angiograph, angiographer