Cystophotography

/ˌsɪstoʊfoʊˈtɑɡrəfi/ noun

Definition

A medical imaging technique that takes photographs of the inside of the bladder using a camera passed through the urethra.

Etymology

From Greek 'kystis' (bladder) + 'photos' (light) + 'graphia' (writing/recording). Combines the bladder term with photography, emerging in the late 19th century as medical imaging technology advanced.

Kelly Says

This was one of the earliest ways doctors could literally see inside a living patient's bladder without surgery—before modern ultrasound and CT scans, photography through a tube was cutting-edge medicine!

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