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INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does intravenous pyelography mean?
• INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY (noun)
The noun INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY has 1 sense:
1. performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium
Familiarity information: INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
intravenous pyelography; IVP
Hypernyms ("intravenous pyelography" is a kind of...):
pyelography (roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye))
Context examples
Intravenous pyelography is usually done to look for a block in the flow of urine.
(Intravenous pyelography, NCI Dictionary)
Also called intravenous pyelography.
(IVP, NCI Dictionary)
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