radiographic opacification

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• opacification — 1. The process of making opaque. 2. The formation of opacities. [L. opacus, shady] * * * opac·i·fi·ca·tion ō .pas ə fə kā shən n an act or the process of becoming or rendering opaque <opacification of the cornea> <opacification of the… …   Medical dictionary

• respiratory disease — ▪ human disease Introduction  any of the diseases and disorders that affect human respiration (respiration, human).  Diseases of the respiratory system may affect any of the structures and organs that have to do with breathing, including the… …   Universalium

• radiation — radiational, adj. /ray dee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. Physics. a. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. b. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and… …   Universalium

• azygography — Radiography of the azygos venous system after injection of contrast medium. * * * azy·gog·ra·phy .ā zī gäg rə fē n, pl phies radiographic visualization of the azygos system of veins after injection of a radiopaque medium …   Medical dictionary

• ipodate — A radiographic contrast medium, given orally as the sodium or, more often, the calcium salt, for opacification of the gallbladder and central biliary tree. * * * ipo·date ī pə .dāt n a compound that is administered in the form of its sodium salt… …   Medical dictionary

• meglumine — USAN approved contraction for N methylglucamine. m. acetrizoate a radiographic contrast medium. See acetrizoate sodium. m. diatrizoate a water soluble organic iodine compound formerly used for excretory urography, for …   Medical dictionary

• nephrogram — 1. Radiographic examination of the kidney after the intravenous injection of a water soluble iodinated contrast material. 2. The diffuse opacification of the renal parenchyma following such injection, an …   Medical dictionary

• nephrostogram — A radiograph of the kidney after opacification of the renal pelvis by injecting a contrast agent through a nephrostomy tube. [nephrostomy + G. gramma, writing] * * * ne·phros·to·gram ni fräs tə .gram …   Medical dictionary