encephalogram

[ en-sef-uh-luh-gram ]
/ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræm /

noun Medicine/Medical.

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.

Origin of encephalogram

First recorded in 1925–30; encephalo- + -gram1

British Dictionary definitions for encephalogram

encephalogram
/ (ɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm) /

noun

an X-ray photograph of the brain, esp one (a pneumoencephalogram) taken after replacing some of the cerebrospinal fluid with air or oxygen so that the brain cavities show clearly

Medical definitions for encephalogram

encephalogram
[ ĕn-sĕfə-lə-grăm′, -ə-lō- ]

n.

An x-ray picture of the brain taken by encephalography.
An electroencephalogram.