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pneumoencephalography

pneumoencephalography noun: a former medical procedure in which most of the cerebrospinal fluid was drained from around the brain and replaced with air, oxygen, or helium to allow the structure of the brain to show up more clearly on an X-ray image.

pneumoencephalography: a former medical procedure in which most of the cerebrospinal fluid was drained from around the...
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Noun

pneumoencephalography (countable and uncountable, plural pneumoencephalographies, abbreviation PEG)

  1. (obsolete) A former medical procedure in which most of the cerebrospinal fluid was drained from around the brain and replaced with air, oxygen, or helium to allow the structure of the brain to show up more clearly on an X-ray image.

pneumoencephalography meaning in Tamil

pneumoencephalography in Tamil

மூளைவளிவரைவியல்

Forms of pneumoencephalography

pluralpneumoencephalographies
abbreviationPEG

Origin of pneumoencephalography

From pneumo- + encephalo- + -graphy.

Words that rhyme with pneumoencephalography

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Questions about pneumoencephalography

What does pneumoencephalography mean?
Pneumoencephalography means a former medical procedure in which most of the cerebrospinal fluid was drained from around the brain and replaced with air, oxygen, or helium to allow the structure of the brain to show up more clearly on an X-ray image.
What is pneumoencephalography in Tamil?
Pneumoencephalography in Tamil is மூளைவளிவரைவியல். See Pneumoencephalography meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pneumoencephalography?
Pneumoencephalography is a noun.
What is the plural of pneumoencephalography?
The plural of pneumoencephalography is pneumoencephalographies.

Words near pneumoencephalography in the dictionary

  1. pneumoencephalitis
  2. pneumoencephalogram
  3. pneumoencephalograms
  4. pneumoencephalographic
  5. pneumoencephalographies
  6. pneumoencephalography
  7. pneumoencephalopathies
  8. pneumoencephalopathy
  9. pneumofibrosis
  10. pneumogalactan
  11. pneumogalactans

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