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Meaning of angiocardiography in English:

angiocardiography

Pronunciation /ˌan(d)ʒɪə(ʊ)kɑːdɪˈɒɡrəfi/

noun

Medicine

  • Angiographic examination of the heart and the great vessels entering and leaving it, used especially in the investigation of congenital malformations and functional state of the heart. Occasionally also (in non-technical use): angiographic examination of the coronary arteries; coronary angiography.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Lancet. From angio- + cardiography.