| Meaning | radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram. |
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| Synonym | X-ray photography |
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| Narrower | angiography | roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium |
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| arthrography | roentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast medium |
| 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| encephalography | roentgenography of the brain after spinal fluid has been replaced by a gas (usually oxygen) |
| 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) |
| Broader | diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique | A procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis |
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| radiography | photography that uses other kinds of radiation than visible light |
| Adjectives | roentgenographic | relating to or produced by roentgenography |
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