Chapter 12 : The urinary and Male Reproductive Systems - Urology

Observation and Discovery Radiology

cystogram : cysto / gram

image of the bladder : bladder / record

cystography : cysto / graphy

process for recording or imaging the bladder : bladder / writing procedure

nephrogram : nephro / gram

image of a kidney : kidney / record

nephrography : nephro / graphy

procedure for imaging a kidney : kidney / writing procedure

nephrosonography : nephro / sono / graphy

procedure for imaging a kidney using sound waves : kidney / sound / writing procedure

pyelogram : pyelo / gram

image of the renal pelvis : pelvis / record

renal angiogram : ren / al - angio / gram

proccess of imaging a kidney blood vessel : kidney / pertaining to - vessel / record

renal angiography : ren / al - angio / graphy

process of imaging a kidney blood vessel : kidney / pertaining to - vessel / writing procedure

renal arteriogram : ren / al - arterio / gram

image of a kidney artery : kidney / pertaining to - artery / record

retrograde pyelogram : retro / grade - pyelo / gram

image of the renal pelvis produced by injecting a contrast dye from the bladder to the kidney : backward / walk - pelvis / record

Note: The term retrograde is used because the contrast goes in the opposite directionn of normal urine flow

ultrasonography : ultra / sono / graphy :

imaging procedure using high - frequency sound waves : high / sound / writing procedure

voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) : voiding cysto / urethro / gram

imaging procedure of the bladder and urethra produced during urination : urinating bladder / urethra / record

transrectal ultrasonography : trans / rect / al - ultra / sono / graphy

procedure using a probe inserted into the rectum using a high - frequency sound waves to scan through the rectum to nearby tissue (most commonly, the prostate) : through / rectum / pertaining to - high / sound / writing procedure

urethrogram : urethro / gram

image of the urethra : urethra / record