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PYELOGRAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pyelogram mean? 

PYELOGRAM (noun)
  The noun PYELOGRAM has 1 sense:

1. an X ray of the kidneys and uretersplay

  Familiarity information: PYELOGRAM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PYELOGRAM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An X ray of the kidneys and ureters

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pyelogram" is a kind of...):

roentgenogram; X-ray; X-ray photograph; X-ray picture; X ray (a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pyelogram"):

intravenous pyelogram; IVP (X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye)


 Context examples 


An intravenous pyelogram is usually made to look for a block in the flow of urine.

(Intravenous pyelogram, NCI Dictionary)



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