amniography

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

amnio- +‎ -graphy

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Noun[edit]

amniography (countable and uncountable, plural amniographies)

  1. radiography of the amnion (and fetus), normally after injection of a radiopaque substance
    • 1953, E.M. Savignac, “Roentgen Amniography”, in United States Navy Medical News Letter, volume 21, number 10, page 2:
      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.

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