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to röntgen

to röntgen

9.9
To take an X-ray picture of a person or thing to see inside
  • verb
  • /ˈrɒntɡən/
  • Archaic
translation icon : radiografiar
  • Before the operation, they will röntgen your leg to see the fracture clearly.

Examples

  • The doctor decided to röntgen her chest to check for any lung problems.

  • Veterinarians often röntgen animals to diagnose internal injuries.

  • The doctor will röntgen your chest today.

  • They röntgened the patient's arm to check for fractures.

  • The doctor decided to röntgen her chest to check for any lung problems.

  • Before the operation, they will röntgen your leg to see the fracture clearly.

  • Veterinarians often röntgen animals to diagnose internal injuries.

Synonyms

to x-ray
vsto röntgen
30 3.8

To take a picture of the inside of a person or object using special invisible rays

is used to examine or photograph any part with radiation imaging not only for medicine

Surface Forms

röntgen infinitive
röntgened past
röntgened past participle
röntgening present participle
röntgens third person singular

Etymology

Röntgen as a verb comes from the name of Wilhelm Röntgen, because people began saying his name when they meant 'to X-ray'. So to röntgen someone is simply to take an X-ray of them and look inside their body.