en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy ( n-sf  -l g r-f )n. pl. en·ceph·a·log·ra·phies Radiographic examination of the brain in which some of the cerebrospinal fluid is replaced with air or another gas that acts as a contrasting medium. en·ceph a·lo·graphic (--l-gr f k, --l -) adj.en·ceph a·lo·graphi·cal·ly adv. |
encephalography [ˌɛnsɛfəˈlɒgrəfɪ]
n
1. (Medicine) the branch of medical science concerned with taking and analysing X-ray photographs of the brain
2. (Medicine) another name for electroencephalography
encephalographic [ɛnˌsɛfələˈgræfɪk] adj
encephalographically adv
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| Noun | 1. | encephalography - roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram roentgenography, X-ray photography - radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram |
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