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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

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The skiagram was taken five weeks after the injury was received, and at that time no union had occurred.

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 George Henry Makins

An interesting skiagram is reproduced in plate III., which shows a compound form of injury to the clavicle.

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 George Henry Makins

A skiagram shows the extent of the mass and its relationship to the femur.

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

The skiagram may also show separation and displacement of the adjacent epiphysis and destruction of the articular surfaces or dislocation of the joint.

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

Only two small fragments of the mantle were retained, as seen in the skiagram.

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 George Henry Makins

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