autoradiographic

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A picture that shows where a radioactive marker is in a sample

adjective
/ˌɔːtəˌreɪdiəˈɡræfɪk/

Specialized

: autoradiográfico

The autoradiographic method allowed the researchers to trace the distribution of the compound in the tissue.

Examples

The study used autoradiographic techniques to analyze the samples.
An autoradiographic image revealed the presence of radioactive markers in the cells.
The scientist analyzed the autoradiographic results to determine the protein's location.
Researchers conducted autoradiographic experiments to track the distribution of the drug.
The scientist used autoradiographic techniques to analyze the distribution of proteins in the cell samples.
In the study, autoradiographic images revealed the pathways of the radioactive substances in the tissue.
By employing autoradiographic methods, researchers can track the movement of drugs within living organisms.

Surface Forms

autoradiographic positive

Morphology

autoradiographic = radiographic (semi-transparent) = auto + radio + graph + ic

Adding auto- to radiographic is regular prefixation, but the resulting scientific adjective is specialized and not fully inferable for an average learner.

Etymology

The word autoradiographic comes from three parts: auto- 'self' (like in autograph), radio- 'radiation' (like 'radio'), and -graphic 'writing' or 'picture' (like in photograph). So an autoradiographic image is like a 'picture made by radiation', which is why this method shows where radioactive markers are in a sample.