radiograph
[rey-dee-oh-graf, -grahf]
- Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.
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- to make a radiograph of.
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Origin of radiograph
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It has installed a complete hospital, with 200 beds and a radiograph outfit.
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That is the reason why the white shows through the bodice in the radiograph.
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No, that radiograph which I have labeled number one is not a copy.
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Craig waved the radiograph of the real Watteau as he emphasized his last words.
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These fragments were removed through an incision before the radiograph was made.
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radiograph
- an image produced on a specially sensitized photographic film or plate by radiation, usually by X-rays or gamma raysAlso called: radiogram, shadowgraph
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radiograph
(rā′dē-ō-grăf′)- An image produced on a radiosensitive surface, such as a photographic film, by radiation other than visible light, as by x-rays passed through an object.
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