encephalography

noun en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy \in-ˌse-fə-ˈlä-grə-fē\

Definition of ENCEPHALOGRAPHY

: radiography of the brain after the cerebrospinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (as air)

1922

Medical Dictionary

noun en·ceph·a·log·ra·phy \in-ˌsef-ə-ˈläg-rə-fē\

plural en·ceph·a·log·ra·phies

: radiography of the brain after the cerebrospinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (as air)

—en·ceph·a·lo·graph·ic \-lə-ˈgraf-ik\ adjective

—en·ceph·a·lo·graph·i·cal·ly \-i-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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