Definition of Phlebography

1. Noun. An X-ray examination of a system of veins that have been injected with a contrast medium. ¹

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Definition of Phlebography

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Medical Definition of Phlebography

1. 1. Roentgenography of a vein or veins by use of contrast medium. 2. The graphic recording of the venous pulse. Origin: Gr. Phlebos = vein, graphein = to write (11 Jun 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phlebography

phlebectasia
phlebectomy
phlebeurysm
phlebitic
phlebitides
phlebitis
phlebitises
phlebo-
phleboclysis
phlebodynamics
phlebogram
phlebograms
phlebograph
phlebographic
phlebographies
phlebography (current term)
phleboid
phlebolite
phlebolith
phlebolithiasis
phleboliths
phlebologies
phlebologist
phlebologists
phlebology
phlebomanometer
phlebometritis
phlebomyomatosis
phlebophlebostomy
phleboplasty

Literary usage of Phlebography

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"... vein phlebography (fli-bog'rp-fi'). [Gr. ^V vein 4- yp&^fiv to write. ... An illustrated description of the veins. See phlebography. ..."

2. Plethysmography: Safety, Effectiveness, & Clinical Utility in Diagnosing by Thomas V. Holohan (1996)
"Comparison of real-time B-mode ultrasonography and bilateral ascending phlebography for detection of postoperative deep vein thrombosis following elective ..."

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