Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun X-ray photography of the renal pelvises and the urinary tract in which visualization is enabled by the injection with a radiopaque contrast medium either into the bloodstream or into the ureter.
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- noun medicine
radiography of thekidney ,ureter andbladder following injection of aradiopaque substance
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- noun roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek puelos, basin; see pyelitis + –graphy.]
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pyelo- + -graphy
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Examples
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CT Scan and retrograde pyelography accurately identify ureteral injuries when performed together.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Bruno Pereira 2010
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