Author: Glossary
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Angioid
Resembling a blood vessel.
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Angiohypotonia
Angioparalysis; angioparesis; vascular dilatation.
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Angiohypertonia
Spasm of blood vessels, especially arteries.
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Angiohyalinosis
Hyaline degeneration of blood vessel walls.
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Selective angiography
Angiography in which a catheter is introduced directly into the vessel to be visualized.
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Pulmonary angiography
Angiography of the pulmonary vessels (e.g., in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism).
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Coronary angiography
Angiography of the coronary arteries, to determine any pathological obstructions to blood flow to the heart muscle. An X-ray technique used to detect blocked coronary arteries.
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Cardiac angiography
Angiography of the heart and coronary arteries. A technique employed to visualize the blood vessels of the heart, involving the insertion of a catheter to administer a dye into the vessels. This dye enables the visualization of the vessels through the use of X-ray imaging.
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Aortic angiography
Angiography of the aorta and its branches.
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Cerebral angiogram
An angiogram of blood vessels of the brain.