arthrogram

arthrogram
noun
an X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium
Hypernyms: ↑roentgenogram, ↑X ray, ↑X-ray, ↑X-ray picture, ↑X-ray photograph

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at arthro- +ˌgram\ noun (-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary arthr- + -gram
: a roentgenogram of a joint made by arthrography

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/ahr"threuh gram'/, n.
an x-ray photograph produced by arthrography.
[ARTHRO- + -GRAM1]

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