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roentgenogram

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An X-ray image.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To take an X-ray image of; to X-ray.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: X ray, X-ray, X-ray picture, X-ray photograph

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: radiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagraph, skiagram

Narrower terms: angiocardiogram, angiogram, arteriogram, arthrogram, encephalogram, pneumoencephalogram, hysterosalpingogram, mammogram, myelogram, pyelogram, venogram, phlebogram

History

Etymology

From Röntgen + -o- + -gram, named after Wilhelm Röntgen.