pyelography

[ pahy-uh-log-ruh-fee ]

noun

1. 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.

pyelography

/ ˌpaɪələʊˈɡræfɪk; ˌpaɪəˈlɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. 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 calledurography

Derived Forms

• pyelographic, adjective

Other Words From

• py·e·lo·graph·ic [pahy-, uh, -l, uh, -, graf, -ik, pahy-el-, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pyelography¹

First recorded in 1905–10; pyelo- + -graphy