Arteriograph

/ɑːrˈtɪəriːoʊˌɡræf/ noun

Definition

A specialized instrument or machine used to create detailed images of arteries and blood vessels for medical diagnosis and study.

Etymology

From 'arteria' (artery) combined with Greek 'graphein' (to write or draw), a term for imaging equipment that emerged in 20th-century medical technology.

Kelly Says

An arteriograph is the machine, while an arteriogram is the picture it produces—it's like the difference between a camera (arteriograph) and a photograph (arteriogram)!

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