The sound of blood flowing through the vessels is picked up by a sensitive microphone, recorded on magnetic tape, and analyzed by phonoangiography—a new method of locating and estimating size of arterial obstructions (Michael E. DeBakey).
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pho|no|car|di|og|ra|phy — «FOH noh KAHR dee OG ruh fee», noun. the graphic recording of the sounds of the heart by means of a phonocardiograph … Useful english dictionary
phy — phy·tase; phy·tate; phy·tel·e·phas; Phy·tin; phy·tiv·o·rous; phy·to·bacteriology; phy·to·bezoar; phy·to·biology; phy·to·cecidium; phy·to·chlore; phy·to·ci·dal; phy·to·cide; phy·to·climatology; phy·to·coe·no·sis; phy·to·concretion;… … English syllables
pho|nog|ra|phy — «foh NOG ruh fee», noun. 1. the art of writing according to sound; phonetic spelling. 2. phonetic shorthand, especially the phonetic shorthand devised by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837. 3. Obsolete. the study of speech sounds and their phonetic… … Useful english dictionary
pho|tog|ra|phy — «fuh TOG ruh fee», noun. the taking of photographs: »Photography is the marvelous, anonymous folk art of our time (New York Times). Photography is, above all, reporting (Helmut Gernsheim) … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|li|thog|ra|phy — «FOH tuh lih THOG ruh fee», noun. a process of producing, by photography, designs upon lithographic stone or metal plates, from which prints may be taken as in ordinary lithography or by offset … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|ma|crog|ra|phy — «FOH toh muh KROG ruh fee», noun. = macrophotography. (Cf. ↑macrophotography) … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|mi|crog|ra|phy — «FOH toh my KROG ruh fee», noun. the art of obtaining photographs of microscopic objects on a magnified scale by replacing the eyepiece of a microscope with a camera … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|te|leg|ra|phy — «FOH toh tuh LEHG ruh fee», noun. 1. telegraphy by means of light, as with a heliograph. 2. the electric transmission of facsimiles of photographs; telephotography … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|to|pog|ra|phy — «FOH toh tuh POG ruh fee», noun. = photogrammetry. (Cf. ↑photogrammetry) … Useful english dictionary
pho|to|ty|pog|ra|phy — «FOH toh ty POG ruh fee», noun. any one of various methods of making printing surfaces by a photographic or photomechanical process … Useful english dictionary
