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roentgenography

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi

1

noun

Meaning 1

radiography; The production of roentgenograms

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

radiography that uses X-rays to produce a roentgenogram

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: X-ray photography

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique, radiography

Narrower terms: angiography, arthrography, cholangiography, encephalography, myelography, pyelography

History

Etymology

Named after Wilhelm Röntgen, + -graphy.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: рэнтгенагра́фія (renthjenahráfija) — production of roentgenograms
  • Crimean Tatar: rentgenografiya — production of roentgenograms
  • Russian: рентгеногра́фия (rentgenográfija) — production of roentgenograms
  • Ukrainian: рентгеногра́фія (renthenohráfija) — production of roentgenograms