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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

The roentgenogram will give accurate information as to the position, and will thus allow a planning of the best method for removal of the foreign body.

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

The value of a roentgenogram after the removal of a foreign body cannot be too strongly emphasized.

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

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

Do not fail to have a roentgenogram made, if possible, whether the foreign body in question is of a kind dense to the ray or not.

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

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