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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

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Etymology

Origin of roentgenogram

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

Example Sentences

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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 postoperative barium roentgenogram should be made in every case as a matter of record and to make certain the proper functioning of the esophagus.

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

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

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