pneumoencephalography

[ noo-moh-en-sef-uh-log-ruh-fee, nyoo- ]
/ ˌnu moʊ ɛnˌsɛf əˈlɒg rə fi, ˌnyu- /

noun Medicine/Medical.

Origin of pneumoencephalography

1930–35; pneumo- + encephalography

Medical definitions for pneumoencephalography

pneumoencephalography
[ nōō′mō-ĕn-sĕf′ə-lŏgrə-fē ]

n.

Radiographic visualization of the cerebral ventricles and subarachnoid spaces after the injection of air or gas.

Other words from pneumoencephalography

pneu′mo•en•cepha•lo•gram′ (-ə-lə-grăm′, -ə-lō-) n.