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voiding cystourethrography |
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voiding cystourethrography (VCU) Etymology: ME voide, empty; Gk, kystis, bag + ourethra, urethra + graphein, to record cystourethrography in which radiographs are made before, during, and after voiding. See also cystourethrography. cystourethrography radiography of the urinary bladder and urethra. voiding cystourethrography x-ray studies taken while the animal is voiding urine. voiding cystourethrography VCUG, vesicoureterogram Imaging A study in which a catheter is inserted into the bladder, radiocontrast injected and images obtained to determine whether urine is flowing normally–through the
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