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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 ureters
Familiarity information: PYELOGRAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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