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    ROENTGENOGRAPHY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogramplay

    Synonyms:

    roentgenography; X-ray photography

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

    diagnostic procedure; diagnostic technique (a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis)

    radiography (photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light)

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

    angiography (roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram)

    arthrography (roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium; produces an arthrogram)

    cholangiography (roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected)

    encephalography (roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen); produces an encephalogram)

    myelography (roentgenography of the spinal cord to detect possible lesions (usually after injection of a contrast medium into the subarachnoid space))

    pyelography (roentgenography of the kidney and ureters (usually after injection with a radiopaque dye))

    Derivation:

    roentgenographic (relating to or produced by roentgenography)

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