English > X-ray: 4 senses > noun 2, artifact| Meaning | A radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis. |
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| Synonyms | roentgenogram, X ray, X-ray picture, X-ray photograph |
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| Narrower | angiocardiogram | A series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance |
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| angiogram | An X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance |
| arteriogram | An X ray of an artery filled / filled with a contrast medium |
| arthrogram | An X ray of a joint after the injection of a contrast medium |
| encephalogram, pneumoencephalogram | An X ray of the brain made by replacing spinal fluid with a gas (usually oxygen) to improve contrast |
| hysterosalpingogram | X ray of the uterus and Fallopian tubes |
| mammogram | X-ray film of the soft tissue of the breast |
| myelogram | X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space |
| pyelogram | An X ray of the kidneys and ureters |
| venogram, phlebogram | An X ray of a vein injected with a radiopaque contrast medium |
| Broader | radiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagraph, skiagram | A photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays) |
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| Spanish | radiografía, rayos X |
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| Catalan | radiografia, raigs X |
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