Cardiovascular
angiography
an-jee-OG-rah-fee
StatusNew
Definition
Imaging of blood vessels using contrast dye and X-rays
DiagnosticCardiovascular
Breakdown
Etymology
Greek: angi/o (vessel) + -graphy (recording)
Practice
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