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PNEUMOENCEPHALOGRAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pneumoencephalogram mean? 

PNEUMOENCEPHALOGRAM (noun)
  The noun PNEUMOENCEPHALOGRAM has 1 sense:

1. an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrastplay

  Familiarity information: PNEUMOENCEPHALOGRAM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PNEUMOENCEPHALOGRAM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

encephalogram; pneumoencephalogram

Hypernyms ("pneumoencephalogram" is a kind of...):

roentgenogram; X-ray; X-ray photograph; X-ray picture; X ray (a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis)


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