to x-ray
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3.8
- verb
- /ˈɛksˌreɪ/
:
radiografiar
- I took x-rays and blood at hourly intervals, stacking up the x-ray cassettes to be processed later.
- chest x-ray
- neck x-ray
- x-ray image
The children who had died had had mothers who had been X-rayed when pregnant.
- The children who had died had had mothers who had been X-rayed when pregnant.
- And then someone pointed out that they had a line of X-rayed skins as well that people realized they had literally just taken from ifixes website.
Examples
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Dr. Evans has been giving him x-ray treatment to keep him working.
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How is the x-ray looking?
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Within days, he was recording x-ray images on photographic film.
Academic text (2012) -
After a careful history and physical, the clinician decided to order x-rays and laboratory studies.
Academic text (2004) -
- We will need to take X-rays, but it looks like she fractured her hip bone.
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The x-ray should reveal how serious the problem is, and if Sadie can recover.
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OK, so if we X-ray your legs we would see mechanized legs, not bone and muscle, correct?
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After orthoscopic surgery, X-rays showed healing, but the arm stayed sore.
Fiction book (1996) -
The doctor will x-ray your leg to check for any fractures.
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We need to x-ray the patient's abdomen to identify the issue.
Synonyms
To take an X-ray picture of a person or thing to see inside
How Accurate
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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- Specialized
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3.0
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1.9
- Specialized
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3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
X-ray comes from what a scientist called a new kind of light he could not name, using X to mean 'unknown' and ray to mean a 'beam of light'. So to x-ray something is to use those rays to look inside and take a picture of it.