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amniography

American

[am-nee-og-ruh-fee] / ˌæm niˈɒg rə fi /

noun

an x-ray examination of the amniotic sac after the injection of an opaque solution, performed to permit visualization of the umbilical cord and the placenta.

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Inflected Forms

noun

amniographies

plural

Etymology

Origin of amniography

1965–70; amnio- (as combining form of amnion ) + -graphy

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