radiograph

[ rey-dee-oh-graf, -grahf ]
/ ˈreɪ di oʊˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /
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noun

Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.

verb (used with object)

to make a radiograph of.

Origin of radiograph

First recorded in 1875–80; radio- + -graph

Words nearby radiograph

radiofrequency, radiogenic, radiogold colloid, radiogoniometer, radiogram, radiograph, radiography, radioimmunity, radioimmunoassay, radioimmunodiffusion, radioimmunoelectrophoresis

Words related to radiograph

radioactivity, relay, televise, communicate, send, air, beam, transmit, announce, circulate, actinism, encephalogram, fluoroscope, cable, show, telephone, telecast, radio, colorcast, simulcast

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British Dictionary definitions for radiograph

radiograph
/ (ˈreɪdɪəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /

noun

an image produced on a specially sensitized photographic film or plate by radiation, usually by X-rays or gamma rays Also called: radiogram, shadowgraph

Medical definitions for radiograph

radiograph
[ rā′dē-ō-grăf′ ]

n.

An image produced on a radiosensitive surface, such as a photographic film, by radiation other than visible light, as by x-rays passed through an object.