angiography

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US/ˌæn.d͡ʒiˈɑ.ɡɹə.fi/

noun

A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.

Less commonScrabble 21

Meanings

nounangiography (countable and uncountable, plural angiographies)

plural angiographies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineA medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.

    Synonyms: arteriography

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄγγος (ángos)
  2. Ancient Greekἀγγεῖον (angeîon)
  3. Englishangio-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  6. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  7. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  8. Englishangiography

From angio- + -graphy.

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Translations

Catalan angiografia
  • angiografiamedical imaging technique
Chinese Mandarin 血管攝影 /血管摄影
  • 血管攝影 /血管摄影 (xuèguǎn shèyǐng)medical imaging technique
Czech angiografie
  • angiografiemedical imaging technique
Finnish angiografia
  • angiografiamedical imaging technique
French angiographie
  • angiographiemedical imaging technique
German Angiografie
  • Angiografiemedical imaging technique
Greek αγγειογραφία
  • αγγειογραφία (angeiografía)medical imaging technique
Indonesian angiografi
  • angiografimedical imaging technique
Irish angagrafaíocht
  • angagrafaíochtmedical imaging technique
Italian angiografia
  • angiografiamedical imaging technique
Persian رگنگاری, آنژیوگرافی
  • رگنگاری (rag-negâri)medical imaging technique
  • آنژیوگرافی (ânžiogrâfi)medical imaging technique
Polish angiografia, arteriografia
  • angiografiamedical imaging technique
  • arteriografiamedical imaging technique
Portuguese angiografia
  • angiografiamedical imaging technique
Romanian angiografie
  • angiografiemedical imaging technique
Russian ангиогра́фия
  • ангиогра́фия (angiográfija)medical imaging technique
Spanish angiografía
  • angiografíamedical imaging technique
Turkish anjiyografi
  • anjiyografimedical imaging technique

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

angiography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angiography

MLA

“angiography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angiography. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “angiography,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/angiography.

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