angiography
2
5.7
- noun
- /ˌæn.dʒiˈɒɡ.rə.fi/
- Specialized
:
angiografía
- The patient was taken to the radiology suite, where he underwent right cerebral angiography (Figure 1, C).
- pulmonary angiography
- coronary angiography
- carotid angiography
Examples
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Four-vessel cerebral angiography revealed a tumor blush in the jugular foramen (Figure 3).
Academic text (2008) -
The patient was taken directly to the radiology suite for selective catheter angiography of the left external and internal carotid arteries.
Academic text (2002) -
The health risks of standard angiography were deemed to be too high to warrant its use in this patient.
Academic text (2003) -
In this case, both MRI and angiography were performed since the tumor appeared to be highly vascular.
Academic text (1996) -
The diagnosis was confirmed by conventional angiography or magnetic resonance imaging and angiography in all patients.
Academic text (1996) -
Pulmonary angiography and V/Q scanning were done within 48 hours of entry to the study.
Academic text (2002) -
Of these patients, three had PE confirmed by pulmonary angiography, V/Q lung scanning, or both.
Academic text (2002) -
Because of the vascularity of these lesions, preoperative angiography is recommended.
Academic text (2008) -
Indeed, one patient with known VBI had a negative MRI but demonstrated subclavian steal on angiography.
Academic text (1995) -
During the procedure, the doctor used angiography to visualize the patient's blood vessels clearly.
Synonyms
1
8.0
A medical X-ray test that uses dye to show the aorta, the large artery from the heart
A medical X-ray image of the body's arteries after injection of a dye
An X-ray test that shows veins after a dye is injected
An X-ray test that shows lymph nodes and vessels after a dye injection
An X-ray test that shows lymph nodes and vessels after a dye injection
How Invasive
- Specialized
2
5.7
- Archaic
1
6.2
30
3.8
- Specialized
109
4.1
- US
49
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
angiography = angio + graphy
This is a technical medical term built from Greek combining forms meaning 'vessel' and 'recording/imaging', but the meaning is not recoverable for an average B1 learner from productive English morphology.
Etymology
The word angiography comes from two Greek parts: angio- meaning 'vessel' and -graphy meaning 'writing' or 'drawing', the same root you see in photograph. So an angiography is like a 'drawing' or picture of the body's blood vessels, which is why doctors use it to look for blockages.