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X-radiation

X-radiation

5.0
High-energy rays used to make images inside the body
  • noun
  • /ɛks ˌreɪdiˈeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : radiación X
  • Researchers measured the intensity of X-radiation emitted from the source for safety.

Examples

  • Many patients are concerned about X-radiation exposure during scans.

  • Prolonged exposure to X-radiation should be avoided without proper protection.

  • The doctor used X-radiation to examine the patient's broken bone.

  • The doctor ordered an X-radiation scan to check for fractures.

  • The doctor used X-radiation to examine the patient's broken bone for fractures.

  • Researchers measured the intensity of X-radiation emitted from the machine during the test.

  • Many patients are concerned about X-radiation exposure during medical imaging procedures.

Synonyms

X-ray
vsX-radiation
  • Specialized
99 3.2

A type of invisible light used to look inside the body or objects

is used mainly for imaging inside bodies and materials
roentgen ray
vsX-radiation
  • Archaic
6.9

People use a very short wave of energy to take pictures of the inside of the body

focuses on imaging use rather than how the radiation is produced

Surface Forms

X-radiation singular
X-radiations plural

Morphology

X-radiation = radiation (transparent) = X + radiation

The prefix 'X-' straightforwardly marks the type of radiation (as in X-ray), so the meaning is directly 'radiation of type X'.

Etymology

X-radiation starts with X, the letter used in math for something 'unknown', because scientists first met a new kind of ray they could not yet explain. The radiation part means 'rays' or 'shining energy', like the verb radiate, so X-radiation literally means the 'unknown rays' now used to make pictures of the inside of the body.