angiocardiography

English

Etymology

angio- +‎ cardiography

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

angiocardiography (uncountable)

(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.

Derived terms

cineangiocardiography

Translations

radiographic examination using a liquid contrast agent

Polish: angiokardiografia (pl) f
Portuguese: angiocardiografia f

References

Judi Lindsley Nath (2005) Using medical terminology: a practical approach, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, →ISBN, page 97

Anagrams

cardioangiography

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