Angiogram

/ˈændʒioʊɡræm/ noun

A detailed X-ray image of blood vessels taken after injecting a special dye, used to diagnose heart and blood vessel problems.

From Greek 'angion' (vessel) and 'gramma' (writing or record), literally 'a picture of vessels,' coined in the mid-1900s with advances in medical imaging.

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