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X RAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
Synonyms:
roentgenogram; X-ray; X-ray photograph; X-ray picture; X ray
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("X ray" is a kind of...):
radiogram; radiograph; shadowgraph; skiagram; skiagraph (a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "X ray"):
angiocardiogram (a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance)
angiogram (an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance)
arteriogram (an X ray of an artery filled with a contrast medium)
arthrogram (an X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium)
encephalogram; pneumoencephalogram (an X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast)
hysterosalpingogram (X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes; usually done in diagnosing infertility (to see if there any blockages))
mammogram (X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast)
myelogram (X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space)
pyelogram (an X ray of the kidneys and ureters)
phlebogram; venogram (an X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Electromagnetic radiation of short wavelength produced when high-speed electrons strike a solid target
Synonyms:
roentgen ray; X-radiation; X-ray; X ray
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("X ray" is a kind of...):
ionizing radiation (high-energy radiation capable of producing ionization in substances through which it passes)
electromagnetic radiation; electromagnetic wave; nonparticulate radiation (radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb X ray
Sense 2
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb x ray
