Arteriography

/ɑːˌtɪəriˈɑːɡrəfi/ noun

The medical procedure and technique of creating X-ray images of arteries by injecting contrast dye to visualize blood vessel structure.

From 'arteria' (artery) combined with Greek 'graphia' (process of writing/imaging), a term established in the 1920s-30s as interventional radiology developed.

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