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radiogram

radiogram

9.1
An image made with X-rays to show bones or other parts inside the body
  • noun
  • /ˈreɪdiəˌɡræm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : radiograma
  • After the X-ray, the technician showed us the radiogram of my broken arm.

Examples

  • The doctor examined the radiogram to diagnose the lung condition.

  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 10. Design II. Lateral and dorsoventral radiogram taken after a 4-week field test by the subject. The bones show multiple fractures and fragmentation.

    Academic text (1990)
  • She plucks out an opera record to play on her radiogram.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • Juliet drops to the floor, hauling records out of the radiogram cabinet.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The radiogram revealed the intricate details of the fossil without damaging it.

Synonyms

X-ray
vsradiogram
  • Specialized
127 3.4

A picture made with invisible light to show the inside of the body

is a broader technical label covering various externally produced images
radiograph
vsradiogram
  • Specialized
2 6.1

A picture made with X-rays to show inside the body

is the broader technical label, not limited to medical use
X-ray picture
vsradiogram
  • Specialized
1 3.0

A picture made with X rays that shows the inside of the body

refers to that same type of diagnostic image in general
skiagram
vsradiogram
  • Archaic
9.9

An image made by X-rays that shows the inside of the body

is the general technical name for such externally made images
skiagraph
vsradiogram
  • Archaic
9.9

An image made by X-rays that shows the inside of the body

is the modern technical term for the same externally produced image
roentgenogram
vsradiogram
  • Archaic
9.9

A picture made with X-rays that shows the inside of the body

is the more general term that covers such kinds of images
X-ray photograph
vsradiogram
  • Specialized
3.7

A picture of the inside of the body made with X-rays

is the general technical name for such diagnostic images
shadowgraph
vsradiogram
  • Specialized
9.9

A picture made by X-rays that shows the inside of things

is the general name for such images regardless of outline emphasis
autoradiograph
vsradiogram
  • Specialized
9.9

A photo on film that shows where a radioactive substance is in a sample

uses external radiation sources rather than specimen emissions to make images
scintigram
vsradiogram
  • Specialized
9.9

A medical scan that shows where a small safe radioactive material goes in the body

uses direct film exposure by external radiation rather than tracer detection
angiocardiogram
vsradiogram
  • Specialized
9.9

A series of X-ray pictures doctors take of the heart and its blood vessels after they inject dye

is the broader term for externally produced images beyond specific heart studies

Surface Forms

radiogram singular
radiograms plural

Morphology

radiogram = radio + gram (semi-transparent) = radio + gram

The components 'radio' and 'gram' are clear, but the specific meaning of a photographic image produced by radiation is specialized.

Etymology

Radiogram comes from the parts radio- meaning 'ray' and -gram meaning 'something written', the same -gram you see in telegram. So a radiogram is literally a 'picture made by rays', for example an X-ray image doctors use.