cholecystography

[ koh-luh-si-stog-ruh-fee, kol-uh- ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.

1. the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.

cholecystography

/ ˌkɒlɪsɪsˈtɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. med radiography of the gall bladder after administration of a contrast medium

Other Words From

• cho·le·cys·to·gram [koh-l, uh, -, sis, -t, uh, -gram, kol-, uh, -], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cholecystography¹

First recorded in 1920–25; cholecyst + -o- + -graphy