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angiocardiogram

angiocardiogram

9.9
A series of X-ray pictures doctors take of the heart and its blood vessels after they inject dye
  • noun
  • /ˌændʒiəʊˈkɑːrdiəˌɡræm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : angiocardiograma
  • Her angiocardiogram showed a blockage in one of the main coronary arteries.

Examples

  • After the dye was injected, a detailed angiocardiogram was taken for diagnostic purposes.

  • The doctor reviewed the angiocardiogram to assess the patient's heart function.

  • The doctor reviewed the angiocardiogram results carefully.

  • Did you get your angiocardiogram done yesterday?

  • After the dye was injected, a detailed angiocardiogram was taken to help diagnose her heart condition.

  • The angiocardiogram revealed that there was a blockage in one of her coronary arteries.

  • The cardiologist analyzed the angiocardiogram images to evaluate the function of the patient's heart.

Synonyms

angiogram
vsangiocardiogram
  • Specialized
9 6.5

An X-ray picture that shows blood vessels after a dye is injected

focuses specifically on the heart and its blood vessels rather than vessels alone
arteriogram
vsangiocardiogram
  • Specialized
2 7.8

An X-ray picture of an artery after dye is injected

images include both the heart and many vessels rather than only single arteries
venogram
vsangiocardiogram
  • Specialized
1 9.3

An X-ray picture of a vein after a doctor puts a dye into it

focuses on heart and its vessels rather than imaging veins only
angiograph
vsangiocardiogram
  • Specialized
8.0

An X-ray picture that shows the inside of blood vessels

is centered on the heart and its vessels instead of general vessel imaging
phlebogram
vsangiocardiogram
  • Specialized
9.9

An X-ray picture of a vein made after a dye is injected into it

is aimed at the heart and its vessels not solely at veins

Surface Forms

Morphology

angiocardiogram = angio + cardio + gram

Although the term is built from recognizable Greek combining forms meaning vessel, heart, and record, the specialized medical sense of an X-ray image is not readily inferable for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Angiocardiogram comes from three parts: angio- meaning 'vessel', cardio- meaning 'heart', and -gram meaning 'a recorded picture', like in diagram. So an angiocardiogram is a recorded image of the heart and its blood vessels.