py·e·log·ra·phy

(pī′ə-lŏg′rə-fē)

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.

[Greek puelos, basin; see pyelitis + -graphy.]

py′e·lo·graph′ic (-lə-grăf′ĭk) adj.

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pyelography

(ˌpaɪəˈlɒɡrəfɪ)

(Medicine) 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). Also called: urography

pyelographic adj

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py•e•log•ra•phy

(ˌpaɪ əˈlɒg rə fi)

n.

the science or technique of x-raying the kidneys, renal pelves, and ureters after administering a contrast solution.

[1905–10]

py`e•lo•graph′ic (-ləˈgræf ɪk) adj.

pyelography

the science or technique of making x-ray photographs of the kidneys, renal pelves, and ureters, using injection of opaque solutions or radiopaque dyes. — pyelographic, adj.

pyelography

n urografía (técnica)

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