Definition of angiogram in English:
angiogram
nounˈandʒɪə(ʊ)ɡramˈændʒiəˌɡræm
An X-ray photograph of blood or lymph vessels, made by angiography.
Example sentencesExamples
- An angiogram uses X-rays and a contrast dye that is injected into the heart via a thin, flexible tube inserted in the arm or leg.
- Dye is injected through the catheter, and the X-ray machine takes angiograms of your heart and blood vessels.
- A series of exams, including blood tests and angiograms, revealed that all of the subjects had a severe dysfunction of the left side of the heart.
- An aneurysm of the brain can be detected by a special kind of X-ray called an angiogram or arteriogram.
- More noteworthy is that the superior mesenteric angiograms showed shunting of blood from the arterioles to the venous channels, bypassing the capillaries.
Synonyms
radiogram, radiograph, x-ray image
Definition of angiogram in US English:
angiogram
nounˈanjēəˌɡramˈændʒiəˌɡræm
An X-ray photograph of blood or lymph vessels, made by angiography.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dye is injected through the catheter, and the X-ray machine takes angiograms of your heart and blood vessels.
- An aneurysm of the brain can be detected by a special kind of X-ray called an angiogram or arteriogram.
- An angiogram uses X-rays and a contrast dye that is injected into the heart via a thin, flexible tube inserted in the arm or leg.
- More noteworthy is that the superior mesenteric angiograms showed shunting of blood from the arterioles to the venous channels, bypassing the capillaries.
- A series of exams, including blood tests and angiograms, revealed that all of the subjects had a severe dysfunction of the left side of the heart.
Synonyms
radiogram, radiograph, x-ray image