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myelogram

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my⋅e⋅lo⋅gram

[mahy-uh-luh-gram]
–noun Medicine/Medical.
an x-ray photograph of the spinal cord, following administration of a radiopaque substance into the spinal subarachnoid space.

Origin:
1935–40; myelo- + -gram 1
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my·e·lo·gram   (mī'ə-lə-grām')   
n.  An x-ray of the spinal cord after injection of air or a radiopaque substance into the subarachnoid space.
my'e·log'ra·phy (-lŏg'rə-fē) n.
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Main Entry: my·e·lo·gram
Pronunciation: 'mI-&-l&-"gram
Function: noun
1 : a differential study of the cellular elementspresent in bone marrow usually made on material obtained by sternal biopsy
2 : a radiograph of the spinal cord made by myelography
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myelogram my·e·lo·gram (mī'ə-lə-grām')
n.
An x-ray of the spinal cord after injection of air or a radiopaque substance into the subarachnoid space.


my'e·log'ra·phy (-lŏg'rə-fē) n.

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