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pyelography

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

noun

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pyelography

py·e·lo·graph·ic [pahy-uh-luh-graf-ik, pahy-el-uh-], /ˌpaɪ ə ləˈgræf ɪk, paɪˌɛl ə-/, adjective

Words nearby pyelography

pyelocaliceal, pyelocaliectasis, pyelocystitis, pyelofluoroscopy, pyelogram, pyelography, pyelolithotomy, pyelonephritis, pyelonephrosis, pyeloplasty, pyeloplication
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British Dictionary definitions for pyelography

pyelography
/ (ˌpaɪəˈlɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

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

Derived forms of pyelography

pyelographic (ˌpaɪələʊˈɡræfɪk), adjective
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Medical definitions for pyelography

pyelography
[ pī′ə-lŏg′rə-fē ]

n.

X-ray photography of the pelvis of the kidney and associated structures after injection with a radiopaque dye.pyeloureterography ureteropyelography
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