urography
- noun
- /jʊəˈrɒɡrəfi/
- Specialized
:
urografía
- The doctor ordered an urography to check for any issues in the patient's urinary tract.
Examples
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Babies with dilated renal collecting systems underwent further investigations (micturating cystourethrography, intravenous urography, or radioisotope study).
Academic text (1991) -
The assessors then decided whether to recommend a secondary investigation such as rescanning, micturating cystourethrography (MCUG), intravenous urography, or a radioisotope study.
Academic text (1991) -
During the urography, the X-ray images revealed a blockage in the ureter.
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After experiencing abdominal pain, she underwent urography to examine her kidneys and bladder.
Synonyms
1
7.7
An X-ray test of the bladder using a special dye or the image it produces
1
8.4
An X-ray picture of the kidneys and bladder to find problems
1
9.9
An X-ray picture of the kidneys and the tubes that carry urine to the bladder
An X-ray test that uses a dye injected into a vein to show the kidneys and urinary tract
An X-ray test that shows the kidneys and the tubes that carry urine using injected dye
A test that uses X-rays and dye to look at the bladder and the tube that carries urine
Surface Forms
Morphology
urography = uro + graphy
Although the word is built from medical combining forms, the specific meaning 'X-ray imaging of the urinary tract' is specialized and not readily guessable from the parts.
Etymology
Urography starts with uro- meaning 'urine' and ends with -graphy like in photograph, which means 'to record or take a picture'. So urography literally means 'taking pictures of the urinary system', and that's why it refers to X-ray imaging of the kidneys, ureters, and bladder.