INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does intravenous pyelogram mean? 

• INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM (noun)
  The noun INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM has 1 sense:

1. X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

intravenous pyelogram; IVP

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

pyelogram (an X ray of the kidneys and ureters)

 Context examples 

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

(Intravenous pyelogram, NCI Dictionary)