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nounamniography (countable and uncountable, plural amniographies)
plural amniographies
- countableuncountableThe radiography of the amnion (and fetus), normally after injection of a radiopaque substance.
Amniography consists of opacifying the amniotic fluid in the uterus with a suitable contrast medium in order to delineate the uterine cavity and to study certain aspects of maternal and fetal physiology.
1953, E.M. Savignac, “Roentgen Amniography”, in United States Navy Medical News Letter, volume 21, number 10, page 2Synonyms: fetography
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nounThe radiography of the amnion (and fetus), normally after injection of a radiopaque substance.
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