Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An x-ray made by pyelography, especially an intravenous pyelogram.
- noun The procedure performed to produce such an x-ray.
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- noun An
image produced by means ofpyelography .
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- noun an X ray of the kidneys and ureters
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Greek puelos, basin; see pyelitis + –gram.]
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Examples
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Imaging tests used to diagnose kidney stones include ultrasound, intravenous pyelogram (IVP), and computerized tomography (CT) scan.
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IVP stands for intravenous pyelogram, a test in which we inject a radio-opaque dye into a vein and then X-ray the abdomen to document the passage of the dye through the kidneys, ureters, and bladder.
Coyote Medicine M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona 1997
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IVP stands for intravenous pyelogram, a test in which we inject a radio-opaque dye into a vein and then X-ray the abdomen to document the passage of the dye through the kidneys, ureters, and bladder.
Coyote Medicine M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona 1997
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