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pyelography

[pahy-uh-log-ruh-fee]
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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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Origin of pyelography

First recorded in 1905–10; pyelo- + -graphy
Related formspy·e·lo·graph·ic [pahy-uh-luh-graf-ik, pahy-el-uh-] /ˌpaɪ ə ləˈgræf ɪk, paɪˌɛl ə-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for pyelography

pyelography

noun
  1. med the branch of radiology concerned with examination of the kidney and associated structures by means of an X-ray picture called a pyelogram ˈpaɪələʊˌɡræmAlso called: urography
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Derived Formspyelographic (ˌpaɪələʊˈɡræfɪk), adjective
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pyelography in Medicine

pyelography

(pī′ə-lŏg′rə-fē)
n.
  1. X-ray photography of the pelvis of the kidney and associated structures after injection with a radiopaque dye.pyeloureterography ureteropyelography
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