angiocardiography

[an-jee-oh-kahr-dee-og-ruh-fee]

an·gi·o·car·di·og·ra·phy

[an-jee-oh-kahr-dee-og-ruh-fee]
noun, plural an·gi·o·car·di·og·ra·phies.
x-ray examination of the heart and its blood vessels following intravenous injection of radiopaque fluid; coronary angiography.

Origin:
1935–40; angio- + cardiography

an·gi·o·car·di·o·graph·ic [an-jee-oh-kahr-dee-uh-graf-ik] , adjective
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Angiocardiography has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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angiocardiography an·gi·o·car·di·og·ra·phy (ān'jē-ō-kär'dē-ŏg'rə-fē)
n.
Examination of the heart and associated blood vessels using x-rays following the injection of a radiopaque substance.


an'gi·o·car'di·o·graph'ic (-ə-grāf'ĭk) adj.

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