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salivagram

salivagram noun: a nuclear medicine test showing the flow of saliva from the mouth to the stomach, commonly used to detect aspiration.

Noun

salivagram (plural salivagrams)

  1. A nuclear medicine test showing the flow of saliva from the mouth to the stomach, commonly used to detect aspiration.
    • A radionuclide salivagram of a 4-year-old girl with recurrent lung infections, macrocephalus, psychomotor retardation, and seizure disorder was obtained due to suspected aspiration.2007, G.A. Taylor, S.T. Treves, Pediatric Nuclear Medicine/PET

Forms of salivagram

pluralsalivagrams

Questions about salivagram

What does salivagram mean?
Salivagram means a nuclear medicine test showing the flow of saliva from the mouth to the stomach, commonly used to detect aspiration.
What part of speech is salivagram?
Salivagram is a noun.
What is the plural of salivagram?
The plural of salivagram is salivagrams.

Words near salivagram in the dictionary

  1. saliva gland
  2. saliva glands
  3. saliva test
  4. saliva tests
  5. salivae
  6. salivagram
  7. salivagrams
  8. salival
  9. salivaless
  10. salivalike
  11. salivant

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