Term: pyelography or, Pyelogram
Literally meaning: “image of pelvis”
Origin: Anc Greek
πύελος/pyelos(=pelvis, basin)
-γραφία/graphia(=suffix denoting some kind of writing or image) >γράφω/grapho(=write) > χραύω/gravo(=scrape, draw) >γράμμα/gramma(=letter, record)
Coined/History
Definition
Pyelography or Pyelogram is a form of imaging of the renal pelvis, kidneys, and ureter by means of of an X-ray picture
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