skiagram

[ skahy-uh-gram ]

/ ˈskaɪ əˌgræm /

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

Words nearby skiagram

1795–1805; < Greek skiā́ shadow + -gram¹; cf. skiagraph

Without the second skiagram the injury might have passed for a simple perforation or a transverse fracture.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
Only two small fragments of the mantle were retained, as seen in the skiagram.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
The skiagram was taken five weeks after the injury was received, and at that time no union had occurred.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins
(41a) This skiagram is inserted to show the depth at which the bullet lay from the surface.
Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900|George Henry Makins

This affection may be associated with a spinous projection from the bone, which is capable of being recognised in a skiagram.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles