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angiogram

angiogram

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An X-ray picture that shows blood vessels after a dye is injected
  • noun
  • /ˈæn.dʒi.oʊ.ɡræm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : angiograma
  • My doctor ordered an angiogram to check for blockages in my blood vessels.
  • cerebral angiogram
  • coronary angiogram
  • perform an angiogram

And what we do with chest pain, the first thing that usually happens is you get an angiogram.

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Examples

  • My mentor showed me an angiogram of a patient who had developed coronary collateral vessels and lived without ever having a heart attack.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The remaining 33 patients died before their first scheduled angiogram.

    Academic text (2010)

  • "We'd like to do an angiogram immediately."

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Preoperative angiogram was performed in four patients (Figure A and B).

    Academic text (2007)

  • A fluorescein angiogram was done to determine the amount of vascular distortion.

    Gray's Anatomy (1996)

  • Preoperative angiogram shows NEC tumor blush in the left jugular foramen.

    Academic text (2008)

  • A cerebral angiogram showed an area of opacification within the anterior aspect of the left cavernous sinus consistent with thrombosis.

    Academic text (2006)

  • A carotid angiogram confirmed total occlusion of the right internal carotid artery with poor visualization of the right cerebral artery.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The results of the angiogram showed that there were no issues with my heart.

  • After injecting the dye, the technician took an angiogram to visualize my arteries.

Surface Forms

angiogram singular
angiograms plural

Morphology

angiogram = angio + gram

Formed from the medical combining form 'angio-' (blood vessel) and '-gram' (a recording), but 'angio' is not a standalone English word and the meaning is specialized medical jargon, so average learners cannot derive the sense from the parts.

Etymology

Angiogram comes from Greek parts angio- meaning 'vessel' and -gram meaning 'a picture' or 'a record', the same root as in diagram. So an angiogram is literally a 'picture of vessels', which is why it names the X-ray image doctors use to see blood vessels after a special dye makes them visible.