encephalogram
[ en-sef-uh-luh-gram ]
nounMedicine/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.
Origin of encephalogram
1First 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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