encephalogram

[en-sef-uh-luh-gram]

en·ceph·a·lo·gram

[en-sef-uh-luh-gram]
noun Medicine/Medical.
an x-ray of the brain, usually involving replacement of some cerebrospinal fluid by air or other gas that circulates to the brain's ventricular spaces and acts as a contrast medium.

Origin:
1925–30; encephalo- + -gram1
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Encephalogram is always a great word to know.
So is tibia. Does it mean:
the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium.
the inner of the two bones of the leg, that extend from the knee to the ankle; the shinbone
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encephalogram (ɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm)
 
n
1.  an X-ray photograph of the brain, esp one (a pneumoencephalogram) taken after replacing some of the cerebrospinal fluid with air or oxygen so that the brain cavities show clearly
2.  short for electroencephalogram

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encephalogram en·ceph·a·lo·gram (ěn-sěf'ə-lə-grām', -ə-lō-)
n.

  1. An x-ray picture of the brain taken by encephalography.

  2. An electroencephalogram.

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