skiagraphy

9.9

To make pictures of the inside of the body using X-rays

noun
/ˌskaɪəˈgræfi/

Archaic

: esquiografía

The doctor recommended a skiagraphy to check for fractures.

Examples

She specialized in skiagraphy, using X-rays to visualize internal structures.
Many hospitals use skiagraphy for diagnostic imaging.
Early medical practitioners used skiagraphy to obtain diagnostic images of the human body.
The development of skiagraphy was a major breakthrough in the history of radiology.
Early medical practitioners used skiagraphy to obtain diagnostic images of the human body.
She specialized in skiagraphy, using X-rays to visualize internal structures.
Many hospitals use skiagraphy for diagnostic imaging.

Synonyms

radiography

vsskiagraphy

Specialized

1 5.8

Making pictures of the inside of the body or objects using X-rays

includes those images but applies to any radiation image on photosensitive surface

Surface Forms

skiagraphy singular

skiagraphies plural

Morphology

skiagraphy = skia + graphy

This is a learned classical formation whose literal parts roughly mean 'shadow' plus 'writing', but the medical imaging sense is too specialized to be inferable for an average learner.

Etymology

Skiagraphy comes from the Greek root skia meaning 'shadow' and the ending -graphy meaning 'writing' or 'drawing', the same ending you see in photography. So, skiagraphy is about making 'shadow' pictures, which fits X-rays that show the shadow shapes of bones.