What does "radiogram" mean?
Synonym of radiograph (“an image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph”).
Radiogram
/ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.ə(ʊ).ɡɹæm/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Synonym of radiograph (“an image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph”).
- Grammar: radiogram is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: cable, cablegram, chest x-ray, day letter.
- Useful contrasts: email, freeform note, postal letter.
- Usage evidence: Following my usual custom, with some difficulty I removed the radiogram from the mount and found in the upper one half of the left border a radiopaque shadow in the area previously covered by the film mount frame. […] This indicated that another radiogram should be made, which revealed an impacted third molar in disto-oblique position.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Synonym of radiograph (“an image, often a photographic negative, produced by radiation other than ordinary light; especially an X-ray photograph”).
"Following my usual custom, with some difficulty I removed the radiogram from the mount and found in the upper one half of the left border a radiopaque shadow in the area previously covered by the film mount frame. […] This indicated that another radiogram should be made, which revealed an impacted third molar in disto-oblique position."
- 2 Synonym of radiotelegram (“a message, like a telegram, transmitted by wireless telegraphy (“telegraphy by radio rather than by transmission cables”)”). historical
"Sec. 7. That a person, company, or corporation within the jurisdiction of the United States shall not knowingly utter or transmit, or cause to be uttered or transmitted, any false or fraudulent distress signal or call or false or fraudulent signal, call, or other radiogram of any kind."
- 3 Synonym of radiogramophone (“a gramophone record player that incorporates a radio receiver”). historical
"She comes in with a worried, puzzled expression. Then her spirits suddenly revive; she switches on the radiogram and dances gaily for her own amusement."
- 4 a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) wordnet
- 5 a message transmitted by wireless telegraphy wordnet
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Example
"Following my usual custom, with some difficulty I removed the radiogram from the mount and found in the upper one half of the left border a radiopaque shadow in the area previously covered by the film mount frame. […] This indicated that another radiogram should be made, which revealed an impacted third molar in disto-oblique position."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "radiogram"?
Common synonyms include: cable, cablegram, chest x-ray, day letter, ecg, eeg.
How do you use "radiogram" in a sentence?
Following my usual custom, with some difficulty I removed the radiogram from the mount and found in the upper one half of the left border a radiopaque shadow in the area previously covered by the film mount frame. […] This indicated that another radiogram should be made, which revealed an impacted third molar in disto-oblique position.
How do you pronounce "radiogram"?
Pronounced /ˈɹeɪ.dɪ.ə(ʊ).ɡɹæm/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From radio- (prefix denoting radioactivity or radiation) + -gram (suffix denoting something drawn, written, or otherwise recorded).
Etymology 2
Probably either: * from radio- (prefix denoting radio broadcasting) + -gram (suffix denoting something drawn, written, or otherwise recorded); or * a clipping of radio(tele)gram.
Etymology 3
Either: * a blend of radio + gram(ophone); or * a clipping of radiogram(ophone).