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Related to pyelography: cholangiography, ureteroneocystostomy, retrograde pyelography, Renal ischemia
py·e·log·ra·phy
(pī′ə-lŏg′rə-fē)n.
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)n
(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.
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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.
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Noun | 1. | pyelography - roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye) roentgenography, X-ray photography - radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram intravenous pyelography, IVP - performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium |
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pyelography
n urografía (técnica)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.