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myelography

myelography

1 9.9
A medical test that uses X-rays after a doctor puts dye around the spinal cord
  • noun
  • /ˌmaɪəˈlɒɡrəfi/
  • Specialized
: mielografía
  • Myelography is used to examine the spinal cord, nerve root bundles, and possible intrusion of the vertebral disk into the spinal canal.

Examples

  • The myelography revealed that the patient's spinal cord was compressed due to a herniated disc.

  • There was evidence of spinal cord compression in the eleven patients who had CT myelography.

    Academic text (2007)
  • He was also told that the seizure could have resulted from natural causes, and the spinal diseases were normal complications from the myelography procedure.

    Blog text (17)
  • Plain radiography and computerized tomography scan combined with contrast myelography.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Myelography may show the relationship of bony to neural elements (Eisenberg & Johnson, 2003).

    Academic text (2006)
  • There was extensive vertebral body destruction and spinal cord compression on CT myelography (Fig. 4).

    Academic text (2007)
  • Computed tomography is most useful for imaging small bony structures and, when coupled with myelography, can demonstrate soft tissue abnormalities in the spinal canal.

    Academic text (2006)
  • There are general guidelines for the assessment of prognosis and to decide whether it is appropriate to carry out more in-depth diagnostic methods (Rx, myelography, CT, MRI).

    Blog text (26)
  • Early latency brainstem audiometry and Panopaque myelography of the posterior fossa confirmed a 2 cm right acoustic neuroma.

    Academic text (1995)
  • After the myelography, the doctors were able to identify the cause of the patient's back pain.

Surface Forms

myelography singular
myelographies plural

Morphology

myelography = myelo + graph + graphy

This is a specialized medical term built from classical combining forms, so its meaning is not readily guessable for an average B1 learner.

Etymology

Myelography comes from myelo- meaning 'spinal cord' and -graphy meaning 'recording' or 'writing', the same -graphy you see in photograph. So myelography literally means 'recording the spinal cord', which fits a medical test that makes X-ray images of the spine.