encephalogram

encephalogram
/en sef"euh leuh gram'/, n. Med.
an x-ray of the brain, usually involving replacement of some cerebrospinal fluid by air or other gas that circulates to the brain's ventricular spaces and acts as a contrast medium.
[1925-30; ENCEPHALO- + -GRAM1]

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