Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An x-ray of one or more blood vessels following the injection of a radiopaque substance.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) am X-ray photograph produced by
angiography .
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- noun medicine An
X-ray image of theblood vessels gained after theinjection of aradiopaque contrast medium .
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- noun an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance
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Examples
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This distribution pattern makes it harder for doctors analyzing a common test, called an angiogram, to detect the disease in women.
Gender Gap: The Risks Of Heart Disease For Women Jonathan D. Rockoff 2011
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RUSH LIMBAUGH, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST: I had an angiogram, which is a catheter treatment through the heart, and they found absolutely nothing wrong.
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And yesterday afternoon -- or yesterday morning -- I had an angiogram, which is a catheter treatment through the heart, and they found absolutely nothing wrong.
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He recommended an angiogram, which is the standard next step, and which involves threading a little tube into your heart, pumping is some dye, and taking x-rays.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Failing To Understand How Markets Work: 2009
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GUPTA: Before the 64-Slice CT Scanner, high-risk heart patients would have to under go a stress test or an angiogram, which is an x - ray of the blood vessels using a catheter in the vein.
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GUPTA: Before the 64-slice CT scanner, high risk heart patients would have to undergo a stress test or an angiogram, which is an x-ray of the blood vessels using a catheter in the vein.
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I needed an angiogram, which is not, as one might think, a message personally delivered by a singing cherub, but a procedure that started with a curiously smiling prep nurse shaving off the right half of my pubic hair, and then inserting a catheter into my femoral artery until it slid up into my chest.
Between a Rock and a Hard Place Aron Ralston 2004
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I needed an angiogram, which is not, as one might think, a message personally delivered by a singing cherub, but a procedure that started with a curiously smiling prep nurse shaving off the right half of my pubic hair, and then inserting a catheter into my femoral artery until it slid up into my chest.
127 Hours Aron Ralston 2004
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I needed an angiogram, which is not, as one might think, a message personally delivered by a singing cherub, but a procedure that started with a curiously smiling prep nurse shaving off the right half of my pubic hair, and then inserting a catheter into my femoral artery until it slid up into my chest.
127 Hours Aron Ralston 2004
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I needed an angiogram, which is not, as one might think, a message personally delivered by a singing cherub, but a procedure that started with a curiously smiling prep nurse shaving off the right half of my pubic hair, and then inserting a catheter into my femoral artery until it slid up into my chest.
127 Hours Aron Ralston 2004
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