VENOGRAPHY

venography

(noun) roentgenographic examination of veins

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

venography (countable and uncountable, plural venographies)

(medicine) A diagnostic procedure in which an X-ray of the veins, a venogram, is taken after a special dye is injected into the bone marrow or veins.

Synonyms

• phlebography

Source: Wiktionary



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12 January 2025

HABIT

(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”


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