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encephalogram

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

noun

Medicine/Medical.

  1. 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.

encephalogram British  
/ ɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm /

noun

  1. 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

  2. short for electroencephalogram

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of encephalogram

First recorded in 1925–30; encephalo- + -gram 1

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