angio
/AE1 N JH IY0 OW0/noun
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(medicine, uncountable) Clipping of angiography. [(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.]
- 2
(medicine, countable) Clipping of angiogram. [(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.]
- 3
(medicine, countable) Clipping of angioplasty. [(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.]
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