Angiographic
x-ray examination of blood vessels or lymphatics following injection of a radiopaque substance.
noun
a method of obtaining an x-ray of blood vessels by injecting into them a substance, such as one containing iodine, that shows up as opaque on an x-ray picture
n.
1731, from angio- + -graphy.
angiography an·gi·og·ra·phy (ān’jē-ŏg’rə-fē)
n.
examination of the blood vessels using x-rays following the injection of a radiopaque substance.
an’gi·o·graph’ic (-ə-grāf’ĭk) adj.
angiography
(ān’jē-ŏg’rə-fē)
examination of the blood vessels using x-rays following the injection of a radiopaque substance.
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