skiagraph
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Origin of skiagraph
1895–1900; back formation from skiagraphy the process of making skiagraphs < Greek skiāgraphía painting in light and shade, equivalent to skiā-, combining form of skiā́ shade + -graphia -graphy
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The Greek word for shadow is "skia," and the proper rendering, therefore, of shadowgraph is "skiagraph," corresponding to photograph.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
If our methods improve so that we can skiagraph through the entire body, it will be very possible to determine the presence and location of foreign bodies in the stomach and intestines.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
"And what's that?" cried Madge in a shriller voice, pointing upward. cross the patterned surface of the Moon, shown on the skiagraph, a black, cigar-shaped form was passing.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 by Bates, Harry
So, too, when we are able to skiagraph through thick tissues, we may be able to show such deposits in the internal organs of the body.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
Doubtless when we are able to devise apparatus of greater penetration, and to control the effect of the rays, we shall be able to skiagraph clearly even through the entire thickness of the body.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
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