pharyngographyn.
/ˌfarᵻŋˈɡɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌfɛrəŋˈɡɑɡrəfi/ Medicine.† 1. Anatomical description of the pharynx. Obsolete. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
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1842 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 3) Pharyngography, anatomical description of the pharynx.
2. Radiological examination of the pharynx.
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the world > health and disease > healing > diagnosis or prognosis > radiography or radiology > [noun] > examination of specific parts
arthrography1857
pyelography1906
renography1911
ureterography1912
pneumoventriculography1918
ventriculography1918
encephalography1922
cholecystography1925
urography1925
arteriography1928
angiography1930
sialography1931
pneumoencephalography1932
planigraphy1933
urethrography1933
lymphography1935
placentography1935
salpingography1935
venography1935
cholangiography1936
mammography1937
myelography1937
phlebography1937
angiocardiography1938
neuroradiology1938
lymphangiography1941
nephrography1947
splenoportography1953
pancreatography1955
sinography1957
pharyngography1981
1966 Revue de Laryngol., Otol. et Rhinol. 87 465 (title) Contrast laryngo-pharyngography in various diseases.]
1981 Jrnl. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. 179 677 Contrast pharyngography suggested a primary epiglottic abnormality.
1986 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. 147 919 Barium pharyngography (six patients) demonstrated nodular lesions without ulceration, ranging in extent from a single nodule to extensive confluent disease.
1995 Gastroenterol. Clinics N. Amer. 24 331 Barium pharyngography is the best test to assess the functional capabilities of the pharynx.
Derivatives
ˌpharyngoˈgraphic adj. rare
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1890 Cent. Dict. Pharyngographic.
1993 Amer. Jrnl. Roentgenol. 161 1205 The goal of this work was to characterize the standard double-contrast pharyngographic appearance after irradiation and to differentiate this appearance from that of recurrent or residual neoplasms.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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