pyelography

American  

[pahy-uh-log-ruh-fee] / ˌpaɪ əˈlɒg rə fi /

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.

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pyelography British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• pyelographic adjective

Etymology

Origin of pyelography

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