pneumoencephalogram

[ noo-moh-en-sef-uh-luh-gram, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu moʊ ɛnˈsɛf ə ləˌgræm, ˌnyu- /

noun Medicine/Medical.

an encephalogram made after the replacement of the cerebrospinal fluid by air or gas, rarely used since the development of the CAT scanner.

Origin of pneumoencephalogram

First recorded in 1930–35; pneumo- + encephalogram

British Dictionary definitions for pneumoencephalogram

pneumoencephalogram
/ (ˌnjuːməʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm) /

noun

Derived forms of pneumoencephalogram

pneumoencephalography (ˌnjuːməʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒɡrəfɪ), noun