renographyn.
/riːˈnɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌriˈnɑɡrəfi/ Medicine.
Originally: radiographic examination of the kidney. In later use: assessment of renal function using renograms.
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arthrography1857
pyelography1906
renography1911
ureterography1912
pneumoventriculography1918
ventriculography1918
encephalography1922
cholecystography1925
urography1925
arteriography1928
angiography1930
sialography1931
pneumoencephalography1932
planigraphy1933
urethrography1933
lymphography1935
placentography1935
salpingography1935
venography1935
cholangiography1936
mammography1937
myelography1937
phlebography1937
angiocardiography1938
neuroradiology1938
lymphangiography1941
nephrography1947
splenoportography1953
pancreatography1955
sinography1957
pharyngography1981
1911 H. E. Fenwick in Brit. Med. Jrnl. 1 Apr. 748/1 (title) A lecture on renography, or, a study of the abnormal movements of the living kidney.
1961 H. P. Winsbury-White & J. D. Fergusson Textbk. Genito-urinary Surg. (ed. 2) vii. 267 Radio-isotope renography—Winter..introduced this as a relatively simple and safe method of ‘screening’ renal function.
1971 Nature 17 Sept. p. xi (advt.) There is an active research programme in renography carried out in conjunction with the renal unit.
2001 New Scientist 14 July 86/1 (advt.) Imaging investigations include cerebral blood flow and myocardial perfusion tomography, paediatric renography,..and many others.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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