Definition of pneumoencephalography in English:
pneumoencephalography
noun ˌnjuːməʊɛnkɛfəˈlɒɡrəfiˌnjuːməʊɛnsɛfəˈlɒɡrəfiˌn(y)o͞omōinˌsefəˈläɡrəfē
mass nounMedicine A radiographic technique (now largely superseded) for examining the brain. It involved displacing the cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain by air or oxygen, which served as a contrast medium.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pneumoencephalography was performed extensively throughout the late 20th century, but it was extremely painful and, as researchers would later discover, very dangerous
- Pneumoencephalography has proved so useful in the investigation of disease of central nervous system that it is now widely practised.
Derivatives
adjective
Medicine In the case of pneumoencephalographic examination, X-ray exposures are made with the patient in six basic positions
Definition of pneumoencephalography in US English:
pneumoencephalography
nounˌn(y)o͞omōinˌsefəˈläɡrəfē
Medicine A radiographic technique (now largely superseded) for examining the brain. It involved displacing the cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles of the brain by air or oxygen, which served as a contrast medium.
Example sentencesExamples
- Pneumoencephalography has proved so useful in the investigation of disease of central nervous system that it is now widely practised.
- Pneumoencephalography was performed extensively throughout the late 20th century, but it was extremely painful and, as researchers would later discover, very dangerous