radiolucent

[ rey-dee-oh-loo-suhnt ]

adjective
  1. almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.

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Origin of radiolucent

1
First recorded in 1915–20; radio- + lucent

Other words from radiolucent

  • ra·di·o·lu·cence, ra·di·o·lu·cen·cy, noun

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How to use radiolucent in a sentence

  • The creature must be largely transparent to visible light, as human flesh is radiolucent to hard X-rays.

    Salvage in Space | John Stewart Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for radiolucent

radiolucent

/ (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈluːsənt) /


adjective
  1. almost transparent to electromagnetic radiation, esp X-rays

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