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venography (phlebography) (vi- nog -răfi) n. imaging of the anatomy of veins in a particular region of the body, commonly to demonstrate deep vein thrombosis in the legs. Traditionally, a radiopaque contrast medium is injected into a vein and X-ray photographs (venograms) are taken as the ...
January 1, 2008; A Dictionary of Nursing

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