cholangiography

cholangiography [kuh-lan-jee-og-ruh-fee, koh-] Word Origin noun

1. x-ray examination of the bile ducts using a radiopaque contrast medium.

Origin of cholangiography First recorded in 1935–40; chol- + angio- + -graphy British Dictionary definitions for cholangiography cholangiography noun

1. radiographic examination of the bile ducts after the introduction into them of a contrast medium

cholangiography in Medicine cholangiography [kō-lăn′jē-ŏg′rə-fē] n.

1. A radiographic examination of the bile ducts following administration of a radiopaque contrast medium.