skiagraphy

noun

a radiograph.

Origin:
1895–1900; back formation from skiagraphy the process of making skiagraphs < Greek skiāgraphía painting in light and shade, equivalent to skiā-, combining form of skiā́ shade + -graphia -graphy

Related forms

ski·a·graph·ic

[skahy-uh-graf-ik] , ski·a·graph·i·cal, adjective

ski·ag·ra·phy

[skahy-ag-ruh-fee] , noun

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skiagraph
noun
a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) [syn: radiogram]

skiagraphy
noun
the process of making a radiograph; producing an image on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light [syn: radiography]

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