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X rays

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roentgen raynounAlternative form of Roentgen-ray [(obsolete) An X-ray.]
roentgenogramnounAn X-ray image.
x-radiationnounSynonym of X-ray radiation.
x-ray photographnounradiograph
x-ray picturenouna radiogram made by exposing photographic film to x rays; used in medical diagnosis
xraysnoun
scansnoun(transitive) To examine sequentially, carefully, or critically; to scrutinize; to behold closely.
cat scannoun(medicine) Computed axial tomography scan.
radiographsverbradiograph
fluoroscopenoun(medicine) A device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen.
magnetic resonance imagingnoun(uncountable) A technique that uses nuclear magnetic resonance to form cross sectional images of the human body for diagnostic purposes.
xraynoun(World War II era, joint US/RAF) A radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter X.
ultrasoundnounMedical ultrasonography.
computerized axial tomographynouna method of examining body organs by scanning them with x rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
biopsynounThe removal and examination of a sample of tissue, cells, or bodily fluid from a living body for diagnostic purposes.
arthroscopenoun(medicine) A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
mammographicOf, or pertaining to, mammography
echocardiogramnoun(medicine) The visual image formed by an echocardiograph.
computerized tomographynouna method of examining body organs by scanning them with x rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
radiographynounThe process of making radiographs, and the science of analyzing them.

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