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
Words nearby pneumoencephalogram
pneumocystis pneumonia,
pneumocystography,
pneumocystosis,
pneumoderma,
pneumodynamics,
pneumoencephalogram,
pneumoencephalography,
pneumogastric,
pneumogastric nerve,
pneumogram,
pneumograph