salivagram

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salivagram (plural salivagrams)

  1. (medicine) A nuclear medicine test showing the flow of saliva from the mouth to the stomach, commonly used to detect aspiration.
    • 2007, G.A. Taylor, S.T. Treves, Pediatric Nuclear Medicine/PET:
      A radionuclide salivagram of a 4-year-old girl with recurrent lung infections, macrocephalus, psychomotor retardation, and seizure disorder was obtained due to suspected aspiration.
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