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/keuh lan'jee og"reuh fee, koh-/, n.x-ray examination of the bile ducts using a radiopaque contrast medium.[1935-40; CHOL- + ANGIO- + -GRAPHY]
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cholangiography
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cholangiography — noun Date: 1936 radiographic visualization of the bile ducts after injection of a radiopaque substance • cholangiographic adjective • cholangiogram noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
cholangiography — [ˌkɒlandʒɪ ɒgrəfi] noun Medicine X ray examination of the bile ducts, used to locate and identify an obstruction. Derivatives cholangiogram noun Origin 1930s: coined in Sp. from Gk khole bile + angeion vessel + graphia (see graphy) … English new terms dictionary
cholangiography — chol·an·gi·og·ra·phy … English syllables
cholangiography — cho•lan•gi•og•ra•phy [[t]kəˌlæn dʒiˈɒg rə fi, koʊ [/t]] n. med x ray examination of the bile ducts using a radiopaque contrast medium • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
cholangiography — n. Med. X ray examination of the bile ducts, used to find the site and nature of any obstruction. Etymology: CHOLE + Gk aggeion vessel + GRAPHY … Useful english dictionary
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