Meanings
plural roentgenograms · alternative röntgenogram
- An X-ray image.
present singular third person roentgenograms · participle present roentgenogramming · participle past roentgenogrammed · past roentgenogrammed · alternative röntgenogram
- transitiveTo take an X-ray image of; to X-ray.
Careful examination at the time of operation should be made to exclude this error, and moreover the patient should be roentgenogrammed before discharge from the clinic.
1917 July 15, “The Removal of Stones in the Kidney”, in The Therapeutic Gazette, volume 41 (Whole Series), 33 (Third Series), number 7, Detroit, Mich., page 517
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
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Origin
From Röntgen + -o- + -gram, named after Wilhelm Röntgen.
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