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ra⋅di⋅og⋅ra⋅phy

[rey-dee-og-ruh-fee]
–noun
the production of radiographs.

Origin:
1895–1900; radio- + -graphy


ra⋅di⋅og⋅ra⋅pher, noun
ra⋅di⋅o⋅graph⋅ic [rey-dee-oh-graf-ik] , ra⋅di⋅o⋅graph⋅i⋅cal, adjective
ra⋅di⋅o⋅graph⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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ra·di·o·graph   (rā'dē-ō-grāf')   
n.  An image produced on a radiosensitive surface, such as a photographic film, by radiation other than visible light, especially by x-rays passed through an object or by photographing a fluoroscopic image. Also called shadowgraph, skiagram, skiagraph.
tr.v.   ra·di·o·graphed, ra·di·o·graph·ing, ra·di·o·graphs
To make a radiograph of.
ra'di·og'ra·pher (-ŏg'rə-fər) n., ra'di·o·graph'ic adj., ra'di·o·graph'i·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ra·di·og·ra·pher
Pronunciation: "rAd-E-'äg-r&-f&r
Function: noun
: a person who makes radiographs;specifically : an X-ray technician

Main Entry: ra·di·og·ra·phy
Pronunciation: "rA-dE-'äg-r&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: the art, act, or process of making radiographs and sonograms
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Medical Dictionary

radiography ra·di·og·ra·phy (rā'dē-ŏg'rə-fē)
n.
The process by which radiographs are made.

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