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pyelography

[pahy-uh-log-ruh-fee]

noun

  1. the science or technique of making photographs of the kidneys, renal pelves, and ureters by means of x-rays, after the injection of an opaque solution or of a radiopaque dye.



pyelography

/ ˌpaɪəˈlɒɡrəfɪ, ˌpaɪələʊˈɡræfɪk /

noun

  1. Also called: urography.med the branch of radiology concerned with examination of the kidney and associated structures by means of an X-ray picture called a pyelogram ˈ貹ɪəəʊˌɡæ

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • pyelographic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of pyelography1

First recorded in 1905–10; pyelo- + -graphy

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