pneumoencephalogram

[noo-moh-en-sef-uh-luh-gram, nyoo-]

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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.

pneumoencephalogram

/ ˌnjuːməʊɛnˌsɛfəˈlɒɡrəfɪ, ˌnjuːməʊɛnˈsɛfələˌɡræm /

noun

See encephalogram

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pneumoencephalography noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pneumoencephalogram¹

First recorded in 1930–35; pneumo- + encephalogram

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At one point, the conversation got technical enough that he made the deadpan statement: “Some of the young people here don’t know what a pneumoencephalogram is.”

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