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angiogram

/ˈænˌdʒiəʊɡˌɹæm/AN-jee-oh-gram
/ˈænˌdʒioʊɡˌɹæm/AN-jee-oh-gram

Meaninga vessel picture

Common meaning: an X-ray image of blood vessels

‘a vessel, container’ + ‘a written letter or mark’ → angiogram

Journey through time

Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.

  • angi — Greek ἀγγεῖον “a vessel, container” (dictionary form; path not traced)
  • gram — Greek γράμμα “a written letter or mark” (dictionary form; path not traced)

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Greek ἀγγεῖον ‘a vessel, container’ + Greek γράμμα ‘a written letter or mark’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry γράμμα, p. 168 · dictionary scan

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