"pneumoencephalography" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pneumoencephalographies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi Etymology: From pneumo- + encephalography. Etymology templates: {{af|en|pneumo-|encephalography}} pneumo- + encephalography Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pneumoencephalography (countable and uncountable, plural pneumoencephalographies)
  1. A former medical procedure in which most of the cerebrospinal fluid was drained from around the brain and replaced with air, oxygen, or helium to allow the structure of the brain to show up more clearly on an X-ray image. Wikipedia link: pneumoencephalography Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pneumoencephalography-en-noun-sto-OPhL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pneumo-

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