PYELOGRAPHY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pyelography" is a kind of...):

roentgenography; X-ray photography (radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pyelography"):

intravenous pyelography; IVP (performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium)

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