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

"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

That is to have a careful skiagraph, or, in case of negative results, several of them taken, in order to determine the presence or absence of cervical ribs.

From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Stones in various organs, such as the kidney, will be accessible to examination so soon as our methods have improved sufficiently for us to skiagraph through the thicker parts of the trunk.

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

So," remarked Kennedy, as he read over the translation of the skiagraph which he had jotted down as we picked out the letters and words, "that's how the land lies.

From Gold of the Gods by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)