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skiagram

American  
[skahy-uh-gram] / ˈskaɪ əˌgræm /

noun

  1. a picture made by outlining and shading a subject's shadow.

  2. skiagraph.


Etymology

Origin of skiagram

1795–1805; < Greek skiā́ shadow + -gram 1; cf. skiagraph

Example Sentences

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As the body usually contains bone, it is recognisable in a skiagram.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

This affection may be associated with a spinous projection from the bone, which is capable of being recognised in a skiagram.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis

The skiagram represented in plate XVIII. shows an obliquely transverse fracture, which in this instance resulted from a crossing bullet, which grooved the surface of the bone.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

It is recommended to compare the skiagram with that of the normal spine from the same region and from a patient of approximately similar age.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

The skiagram shows well the result of lateral impact by the side of the bullet.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

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