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Where does “angiogram” come from?

Angiogram comes from English angio- (vessel) combined with Ancient Greek γράμμα (letter, written record), ultimately from Ancient Greek γράφω (to write), traced to Proto-Indo-European gerebh- (to scratch or carve).

angiogram (English): An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after...

Definitions

  1. An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after...

Ancestry of “angiogram”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGramClipping of Instagram
2Frenchgrammegram
3Latingrammagram
4Ancient Greekγράμμαthat which is written, that which is drawn,...
5Ancient Greekγράφωto scratch, cut into; to draw, sketch, paint; to...
6Proto-Hellenicgrəpʰōto scratch, cut or carve into; to draw ,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeangerbʰ-to carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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