Definition of "arteriogram" [arteriogram]

• An X-ray of an artery after injection with a radiopaque material (noun)

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• "An arteriogram is an X-ray imaging test used by physicians to evaluate whether blood vessels (arteries) are narrowed, blocked, enlarged or malformed."
• "In women, typically the blood vessels that are effected, much smaller blood vessels, harder to detect by an arteriogram and then therefore the symptoms may be different as well."
• "A catheterization and angiogram or arteriogram is performed by passing a thin plastic tube into a blood vessel in the arm or groin which leads into the heart."