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urography (medicine) and paean (iou)


urography (medicine)


urography
<investigation> Roentgenography of a part of the urinary tract which has been rendered opaque by some opaque medium.


paean (iou)



paean noun. L16.
[Latin from Greek paian, (Altic) paion hymn to Apollo invoked by the name Paian, Paion, orig. the Homeric name of the physician of the gods. Cf. PAEON.]
Greek History. An invocation or hymn of thanksgiving addressed to a god or goddess; esp. a song to invoke or celebrate victory in battle; gen. any solemn song or chant. Also more fully Io paean. L16.
Orig., a song of praise or thanksgiving; a shout of triumph or exultation. Now usu., a written or spoken attribution of praise. L16.
Clive James Dunne's excellent long article about California..is an unbroken paean. A. Burgess The novel is a paean to Marriage.