X-ray
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈɛksˌreɪ/
- Specialized
:
radiografía
- The doctor reviewed the X-ray to check for any broken bones.
- a chest X-ray
- an X-ray image
- a normal X-ray
Well, they actually see the canvas through X-rays of the painting.
- Well, they actually see the canvas through X-rays of the painting.
- So yeah, this is an X-ray of my calf curvature looking nice.
- Chest picture of your, your chest chest X-ray.
- But basically a DEXA scan is an X-ray.
- So I go and get a series of X-rays and Mris and see a physical therapist, see a psychiatrist as well.
- And then Minu insisted that we do an X-ray and there it was.
- But they kept doing ultrasounds, heart X-rays, They were doing blood work.
- My God, it's like an X-ray of my head.
- And he, I took the X-rays to him and he said, well, this is unusual.
- He looks at the X-rays, the MRI scan fine, not a problem.
- And then then they took X-rays of it and they realize it's a computer.
Examples
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I've booked you in for a chest X-ray... just to be on the safe side.
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- This is the x-ray of the left leg.
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Go get the X ray.
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- I'd like to wait for the x ray before we touch a thing.
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What did the x-ray show?
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The X-rays will be ready very soon.
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I'll bring you in as soon as his X-rays are finished.
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Call the dentist right now and see if the x-rays are ready.
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This time, the X-ray confirms the exciting news.
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Dr. Laskin returned with a rack of X-rays and held them to the light.
Fiction book (2000)
Synonyms
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3.9
An image of the inside of the body made by a medical machine
52
3.7
A medical scan that uses X-rays and a computer to make detailed images of the inside of the body
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3.2
A medical test that makes detailed pictures of the inside of the body using X-rays
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3.2
A medical test using X-rays and a computer to make detailed images of the inside of the body
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6.1
A picture made with X-rays to show inside the body
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3.0
A picture made with X rays that shows the inside of the body
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8.4
An X-ray image that shows a thin slice through the body
A picture of the inside of the body made with X-rays
A picture made with X-rays that shows the inside of the body
An image made with X-rays to show bones or other parts inside the body
A picture of the inside of the body made using sound waves for doctors to check
How Detailed
- Specialized
3
6.7
- Specialized
119
4.0
- Specialized
127
3.4
- Specialized
109
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
X-ray also means the picture made with those rays. It is called an X-ray because the X means 'unknown' and those invisible rays make an image of the inside of the body, so a dental or hospital X-ray helps doctors see bones and teeth.