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, adverb

Words nearby autoradiograph

autopolymer resin, autopolyploid, autopotamic, autopsy, autoput, autoradiograph, autoradiography, autoregulation, autoreinfection, autoreproduction, autorickshaw

British Dictionary definitions for autoradiograph

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), noun

Medical definitions for autoradiograph

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

Other words from autoradiograph

au′to•ra′di•o•graph′ic adj. au′to•ra′di•og′ra•phy (-ŏg′rə-fē) n.