placentographyn.
/ˌplas(ə)nˈtɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ˌplæs(ə)nˈtɑɡrəfi/ Medicine.
Examination of the placenta using radiography or ultrasound.
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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
1935 Canad. Med. Assoc. Jrnl. 32 12/1 The placenta is capable of absorbing a large amount of the thorium circulating in the blood, of retaining it for hours and days, and of eliminating it. However, the placentography interfered with fetal nutrition and led frequently to abortion.
1967 I. Donald in 5th World Congr. Gynaecol. & Obstetr. 525 Ultrasonic placentography has now become commonplace practice.
1975 A. E. James et al. in E. J. Potchen Current Concepts in Radiol. II. xi. 304 Radionuclide placentography is a method of directly localizing the placenta by imaging the placental blood pool.
1982 Jrnl. Clin. Ultrasound 10 427 Ultrasonic placentography was used to compare placental location in patients who had undergone previous Cesarean sections with those who had had vaginal deliveries.
1996 M. M. Abitbol Birth & Human Evol. ii. 30 (caption) Anterior x-ray view of the abdomen in a pregnant female at term in labor while placentography is being performed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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