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 ˈpaɪələʊˌɡræm

Other Word Forms

• pyelographic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyelography¹

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