Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium;
produces an angiogram;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Angiography \An`gi*og"ra*phy\, n. [Angio- + -graphy: cf. F.
angiographie.]
1. (Anat.) A description of blood vessels and lymphatics.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Med.) A diagnostic procedure in which the location and
size of blood vessels may be visualized by taking an X-ray
photograph after injecting a radiopaque substance into the
blood stream. AS
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
angiography
n 1: roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after
injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an
angiogram