arthrography
|ar-thro-gra-phy|
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/ˌɑrθrəˈɡræfi/
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/ˌɑːθrəˈɡrɑːfi/
imaging/visualization of a joint
Etymology
'arthrography' originates from New Latin (medical coinage), specifically from Greek elements 'arthron' and 'graphē', where 'arthron' meant 'joint' and 'graphē' meant 'writing/drawing (or recording)'.
'arthrography' developed from the Greek words 'arthron' + 'graphein' via New Latin/medical formation 'arthrographia' and entered English as a technical term for joint imaging in the 19th/20th century.
Initially, the components literally implied 'writing or drawing of a joint'; over time the term came to mean 'the radiologic visualization (recording) of a joint using contrast media', its current medical sense.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a medical imaging procedure in which a joint is injected with a contrast medium and then imaged (by X-ray, CT, or MRI) to visualize joint structures; the image produced may be called an arthrogram.
The patient underwent shoulder arthrography to evaluate a suspected labral tear.
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