pneumoencephalogram

noun

an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast

Roots

pneumapneumo- · Greek · air enkephalosencephalo- · Greek · brain gramma-gram · Greek · something written, record

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The word pneumoencephalogram breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: pneumo, from Greek pneuma (“air”); encephalo, from Greek enkephalos (“brain”); and -gram, from Greek gramma (“something written, record”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.