HyperDic: x-ray_photograph

English > 1 sense of the expression X-ray photograph:
NOUNartifactX-ray photograph, roentgenogram, X ray, X-ray, X-ray picturea radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays
English > X-ray photograph: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis.
Synonymsroentgenogram, X ray, X-ray, X-ray picture
NarrowerangiocardiogramA series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance
angiogramAn X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance
arteriogramAn X ray of an artery filled / filled with a contrast medium
arthrogramAn X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium
encephalogram, pneumoencephalogramAn X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast
hysterosalpingogramX ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes
mammogramX-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast
myelogramX-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space
pyelogramAn X ray of the kidneys and ureters
venogram, phlebogramAn X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium
Broaderradiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagraph, skiagramA photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
Spanishradiografía, rayos X
Catalanradiografia, raigs X

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