skiagraph

American  

[skahy-uh-graf, -grahf] / ˈskaɪ əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. a radiograph.

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Other Word Forms

• skiagraphic adjective
• skiagraphical adjective
• skiagraphy noun

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

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

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 you will study my skiagraph, you will see how I got my first clue.

From The Treasure-Train by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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

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