pyelography

noun

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

Roots

pyelospyelo- · Greek · pelvis of kidney grapheingraphy- · Greek · writing, recording

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The word pyelography breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: pyelo, from Greek pyelos (“pelvis of kidney”); and graphy, from Greek graphein (“writing, recording”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.