Roentgenogram

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An X-ray image.
  2. 2
    a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To take an X-ray image of; to X-ray. transitive

    "Careful examination at the time of operation should be made to exclude this error, and moreover the patient should be roentgenogrammed before discharge from the clinic."

Synonyms

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radiogramroentgenographx rayx ray photographx ray picturex-ray

Example

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"Careful examination at the time of operation should be made to exclude this error, and moreover the patient should be roentgenogrammed before discharge from the clinic."

Etymology

From Röntgen + -o- + -gram, named after Wilhelm Röntgen.

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x ray

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