lə noun Medicine/Medical.
the production of x-ray photographs of the gallbladder following administration of a radiopaque substance that is secreted by the liver into the gallbladder.
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| med radiography of the gall bladder after administration of a contrast medium | |
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Cholecystography
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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cholecystography cho·le·cys·tog·ra·phy (kō'lĭ-sĭ-stŏg'rə-fē)
n.
Visualization of the gallbladder by x-rays after the administration of a radiopaque substance.
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