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angioscopy

angioscopy noun: a medical technique for visualizing the interior of blood vessels by means of a flexible fiber optic catheter inserted directly into an artery.

Noun

angioscopy (uncountable)

  1. A medical technique for visualizing the interior of blood vessels by means of a flexible fiber optic catheter inserted directly into an artery.

Origin of angioscopy

From angio- + -scopy.

Questions about angioscopy

What does angioscopy mean?
Angioscopy means a medical technique for visualizing the interior of blood vessels by means of a flexible fiber optic catheter inserted directly into an artery.
What part of speech is angioscopy?
Angioscopy is a noun.

Words near angioscopy in the dictionary

  1. angioscintigraphy
  2. angiosclerosis
  3. angioscope
  4. angioscopes
  5. angioscopic
  6. angioscopy
  7. angioscotoma
  8. angioscotomas
  9. angioscotomata
  10. angioscotometry
  11. angiosis

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