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radiography

[ rey-dee-og-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌreɪ diˈɒg rə fi /
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noun

the production of radiographs.

Nearby words

radiogold colloid, radiogoniometer, radiogram, radiograph, radiographer, radiography, radioimmunity, radioimmunoassay, radioimmunodiffusion, radioimmunoelectrophoresis, radioimmunology

Origin of radiography

First recorded in 1895–1900; radio- + -graphy
Related formsra·di·og·ra·pher, nounra·di·o·graph·ic [rey-dee-oh-graf-ik] /ˌreɪ di oʊˈgræf ɪk/, ra·di·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivera·di·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for radiography

radiography

/ (ˌreɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the production of radiographs of opaque objects for use in medicine, surgery, industry, etc
Derived Formsradiographer, nounradiographic (ˌreɪdɪəʊˈɡræfɪk), adjectiveradiographically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for radiography

radiography

n.

1896, from radiograph (1880), originally a device to measure sunshine; from radio-, comb. form of radiation, + -graph. As a type of image-making device, from 1896.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for radiography

radiography

[ rā′dē-ŏg′rə-fē ]

n.

The process by which radiographs are made.
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