roentgenize

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verb

To apply or examine with X-rays (Roentgen-rays)

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Meanings

verbroentgenize (third-person singular simple present roentgenizes, present participle roentgenizing, simple past and past participle roentgenized)

present singular third person roentgenizes · participle present roentgenizing · participle past roentgenized · past roentgenized · alternative roentgenise

  1. archaicTo apply or examine with X-rays (Roentgen-rays)

    This case, as well as the others, must bring it home to every one of us, that unless we make it our golden rule to roentgenize every accident, especially of the head, we are bound to overlook a large number of serious cases.

    1919 February 27, J. Shohan, “On the need of more frequent roentgenological examinations, particularly in head injuries”, in The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 180, number 9, page 242

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
röntgenize

Origin

From Roentgen + -ize.

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APA

roentgenize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roentgenize

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“roentgenize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roentgenize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roentgenize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roentgenize.

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