autoradiograph
[ aw-tuh-rey-dee-uh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˌɔ təˈreɪ di əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
noun
a picture revealing the presence of radioactive material, the film being laid directly on the object to be tested.
Also
au·to·ra·di·o·gram
[aw-toh-rey-dee-uh-gram] /ˌɔ toʊˈreɪ di əˌgræm/.
Also called
radioautograph.
Origin of autoradiograph
First recorded in 1900–05;
auto-1 +
radiograph
OTHER WORDS FROM autoradiograph
au·to·ra·di·o·graph·ic [aw-tuh-rey-dee-uh-graf-ik] /ˌɔ təˌreɪ di əˈgræf ɪk/, adjective au·to·ra·di·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby autoradiograph
autopolymer resin,
autopolyploid,
autopotamic,
autopsy,
autoput,
autoradiograph,
autoradiography,
autoregulation,
autoreinfection,
autoreproduction,
autorickshaw
British Dictionary definitions for autoradiogram
autoradiograph
/ (ˌɔːtəʊˈreɪdɪəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /
noun
a photograph showing the distribution of a radioactive substance in a specimen. The photographic plate is exposed by radiation from the specimen
Also called: radioautograph
Derived forms of autoradiograph
autoradiographic (ˌɔːtəʊˌreɪdɪəˈɡræfɪk), adjective autoradiography (ˌɔːtəʊˌreɪdɪˈɒɡrəfɪ), nounMedical definitions for autoradiogram
autoradiograph
[ ô′tō-rā′dē-ō-grăf′ ]
n.
An image recorded on a photographic film or plate produced by the radiation emitted from a specimen, such as a section of tissue, that has been treated or injected with a radioactively labeled isotope or that has absorbed or ingested such an isotope.
radioautograph