amniography

English

Etymology

From amnio- +‎ -graphy.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æmniˈɒɡɹəfi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /æmniˈɑːɡɹəfi/
  • Hyphenation: am‧ni‧og‧ra‧phy
  • Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

amniography (countable and uncountable, plural amniographies)

  1. radiography of the amnion (and fetus), normally after injection of a radiopaque substance
    • 1953, E.M. Savignac, “Roentgen Amniography”, in United States Navy Medical News Letter, volume 21, number 10, page 2:
      Amniography consists of opacifying the amniotic fluid in the uterus with a suitable contrast medium in order to delineate the uterine cavity and to study certain aspects of maternal and fetal physiology.
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