roentgenograph

[ rent-guh-nuh-graf, -grahf, -juh-, ruhnt- ]
/ ˈrɛnt gə nəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf, -dʒə-, ˈrʌnt- /

noun (no longer current)

roentgenogram.

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Origin of roentgenograph

First recorded in 1905–10; roentgeno- + -graph

OTHER WORDS FROM roentgenograph

roent·gen·o·graph·ic [rent-guh-nuh-graf-ik, -juh-, ruhnt-] /ˌrɛnt gə nəˈgræf ɪk, -dʒə-, ˌrʌnt-/, adjectiveroent·gen·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbroent·gen·og·ra·phy [rent-guh-nog-ruh-fee, -juh-, ruhnt-] /ˌrɛnt gəˈnɒg rə fi, -dʒə-, ˌrʌnt-/, noun

Words nearby roentgenograph

roentgenism, roentgenium, roentgenize, roentgeno-, roentgenogram, roentgenograph, roentgenography, roentgenology, roentgenometer, roentgenopaque, roentgenoparent
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Medical definitions for roentgenography

roentgenography
[ rĕnt′gə-nŏg′rə-fē, -jə-, rŭnt′- ]

n.

Photography with the use of x-rays.

Other words from roentgenography

roent′gen•o•graph′ic (-gə-nə-grăf′ĭk, -jə-) adj.
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