myelogram

American

[mahy-uh-luh-gram] / ˈmaɪ ə ləˌgræm /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

an x-ray photograph of the spinal cord, following administration of a radiopaque substance into the spinal subarachnoid space.

myelogram British

/ maɪˈɛləˌɡræm /

noun

an X-ray of the spinal cord, after injection with a radio-opaque medium

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Other Word Forms

myelography noun

Etymology

Origin of myelogram

First recorded in 1935–40; myelo- + -gram ¹

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She told the trial she also planned a myelogram, which is used to test for leukaemia.

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