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roentgenogram

American  
[rent-guh-nuh-gram, -juh-, ruhnt-] / ˈrɛnt gə nəˌgræm, -dʒə-, ˈrʌnt- /

noun

  1. a photograph made with x-rays.


roentgenogram British  
/ ˈrɛnt-, -tjə-, ˈrɒntɡənəˌɡræm /

noun

  1. an X-ray

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of roentgenogram

First recorded in 1900–05; roentgeno- + -gram 1

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A roentgenogram taken after death showed eleven pair of thin ribs, absence of part of the sacrum, and dislocation of both hips .

From Time Magazine Archive

A roentgenogram should always be made in the plane showing the widest spread of the pin.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

A bone in the larynx usually is visible in a good roentgenogram.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

Pleural perforation is manifested by the usual signs of pneumothorax, and will be demonstrated in the roentgenogram.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

The roentgenogram and the fluoroscopic study with an opaque mixture are the chief means of diagnosis.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier

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