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IVP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does IVP mean?
• IVP (noun)
The noun IVP has 2 senses:
1. X-ray picture of the kidneys and ureters after injection of a radiopaque dye
2. performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium
Familiarity information: IVP used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
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:
Hypernyms ("IVP" is a kind of...):
pyelogram (an X ray of the kidneys and ureters)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Performing pyelography with intravenous injection of a contrast medium
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("IVP" is a kind of...):
pyelography (roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye))
Context examples
IVP is usually done to look for a block in the flow of urine.
(IVP, NCI Dictionary)
Also called IVP.
(Intravenous pyelography, NCI Dictionary)
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