amniography
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æmniˈɒɡɹəfi/
- (US) IPA(key): /æmniˈɑːɡɹəfi/
- Hyphenation: am‧ni‧og‧ra‧phy
- Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi
Noun
[edit]amniography (countable and uncountable, plural amniographies)
- 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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- en:Embryology