arteriography

noun ar·te·ri·og·ra·phy \är-ˌtir-ē-ˈä-grə-fē\

plural ar·te·ri·og·ra·phies

Definition of ARTERIOGRAPHY

: the radiographic visualization of an artery after injection of a radiopaque substance

— ar·te·rio·graph·ic \-ē-ə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1929

Medical Dictionary

noun ar·te·ri·og·ra·phy \är-ˌtir-ē-ˈäg-rə-fē\

plural ar·te·ri·og·ra·phies

: the radiographic visualization of an artery after injection of a radiopaque substance

—ar·te·rio·graph·ic \-ē-ə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective

—ar·te·rio·graph·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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