Medical term:
angioscopy
angioscopy
[an″je-os´kah-pe]1. use of a fiberoptic angioscope to visualize the lumen of a blood vessel.
2. visualization of capillary blood vessels with a special microscope (angioscope).
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an·gi·os·co·py
(an'jē-os'kō-pē),1. Visualization with a microscope of the passage of substances (for example, contrast media, radiopaque agents) through capillaries after intravenous injection.
2. Visualization of the interior of blood vessels, especially the pulmonary arteries, using a fiberoptic catheter inserted through a peripheral artery.
[angio- + G. skopeō, to view]
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angioscopy
(ăn′jē-ŏs′kə-pē)n.
Visualization of the passage of intravenously injected substances through the capillaries.
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angioscopy
The visualization of a blood vessel lumen with a narrow bore flexible endoscope. See Coronary angioscopy.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
an·gi·os·co·py
(an'jē-os'kŏ-pē)1. Visualization with a microscope of the passage of substances (e.g., contrast media, radiopaque agents) through capillaries after intravenous injection.
2. Visualization of the interior of blood vessels, especially the pulmonary arteries, using a fiberoptic catheter inserted through a peripheral artery.
[angio- + G. skopeō, to view]
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angioscopy
Direct visual examination of the inside of a blood vessel during life. Modern angioscopes are fine, fibre-optic catheters capable of passing into the coronary arteries so that the state of their inner walls may be ascertained. This procedure, however, is not without risk.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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