血管造影
xuèguǎn zàoyǐng
The Mandarin word for angiography is 血管造影 (xuèguǎn zàoyǐng).
血管造影 is a noun used to refer to the medical imaging technique.
Meaning: medical imaging technique (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
This term is a compound of two parts: 血管 (xuèguǎn), which means blood vessel and 造影 (zàoyǐng), which means to create an image or shadow.
How do you pronounce it?
xuèguǎn zàoyǐng
Did you know?
- The character 影 (yǐng), meaning 'shadow' or 'image', is also the root for the word 'movie' (电影, diànyǐng), which literally means 'electric shadow'.
- The character 管 in 血管 means 'tube' or 'pipe'. In Mandarin, this same character is used for 'management' in 管理, as both concepts involve controlling a flow or a system.
- In traditional Chinese medicine, the concept of blood flow was described through 'channels' rather than 'pipes' like 管. The use of 血管 represents the adoption of Western anatomical terminology.
Examples in context
- 他的心脏病需要进行血管造影，以便医生更好地诊断。His heart condition requires angiography for a better diagnosis by the doctor.
- 医生建议他做血管摄影来确诊他是否患有动脉疾病。The doctor recommended he undergo angiography to confirm if he has arterial disease.
- 医生建议做一次血管造影。Yīshēng jiànyì zuò yīcì xuèguǎn zàoyǐng.The doctor suggested doing an angiography.
- 血管造影可以检查血管状况。Xuèguǎn zàoyǐng kěyǐ jiǎnchá xuèguǎn zhuàngkuàng.Angiography can check the condition of the blood vessels.
- 这种血管造影的过程很复杂。Zhè zhǒng xuèguǎn zàoyǐng de guòchéng hěn fùzá.This type of angiography process is very complex.
Example conversation
浩然 is asking 欣怡 about a medical procedure for her father.
- 浩然 Haoran你父亲要做血管造影吗？Nǐ fùqīn yào zuò xuèguǎn zàoyǐng ma?Is your father going to have an angiography?
- 欣怡 Xinyi是的，医生说是为了检查心脏。Shì de, yīshēng shuō shì wèile jiǎnchá xīnzàng.Yes, the doctor said it is to check his heart.
- 浩然 Haoran这种检查很精准吗？Zhè zhǒng jiǎnchá hěn jīngzhǔn ma?Is this kind of check very precise?
- 欣怡 Xinyi非常有帮助，我很放心。Fēicháng yǒu bāngzhù, wǒ hěn fàngxīn.It is very helpful, so I feel relieved.
