cystourethrography

noun

A diagnostic imaging procedure that outlines the bladder and urethra by filling the bladder with contrast material and capturing radiographic images to assess their anatomy and identify abnormalities such as obstruction or leakage in the lower urinary tract.

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Meanings

nouncystourethrography (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA diagnostic imaging procedure that outlines the bladder and urethra by filling the bladder with contrast material and capturing radiographic images to assess their anatomy and identify abnormalities such as obstruction or leakage in the lower urinary tract.

    There was no vesicoureteral reflux on voiding cystourethrography ( Figure 2(a) ).

    2015 June 3, Shashi Verma et al., “Megalourethra with Y-Type Duplication of Urethra Presented as Perianal Fistula: A Rare Case Report”, in Case Reports in Urology, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From cysto- + urethrography.

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