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encephalogram

[ en-sef-uh-luh-gram ]
/ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræm /
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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.

RELATED WORDS

radioactivity, radiograph, actinism, fluoroscope, refractometry

Nearby words

encephalitis periaxialis diffusa, encephalo-, encephalocele, encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis, encephalofacial angiomatosis, encephalogram, encephalograph, encephalography, encephaloid, encephalolith, encephaloma

Origin of encephalogram

First recorded in 1925–30; encephalo- + -gram1
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British Dictionary definitions for encephalogram

encephalogram

/ (ɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm) /

noun

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
short for electroencephalogram
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Medicine definitions for encephalogram

encephalogram

[ ĕn-sĕf′ə-lə-grăm′, -ə-lō- ]

n.

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