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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