Nervous
myelography
my-eh-LOG-rah-fee
StatusNew
Definition
X-ray imaging of the spinal cord using contrast dye
DiagnosticNervous
Breakdown
Root
myel/o
spinal cord
Suffix
-graphy
process of recording
Etymology
Greek: myel/o (spinal cord) + -graphy (recording)
Practice
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